Northern Dynasties Imperial Industry

On the platform on the south bank of Baishui, the military parade has been going on for several days, but today the process is different.

It was already the time for the armies to be inspected one by one. The other troops who had completed the review were resting in the camp and no longer needed to line up for the ceremony. However, yesterday evening, a visitor came into the camps and announced that all the troops would go to the school field to form formations to attend the ceremony tomorrow, because a prisoner dedication ceremony would be held tomorrow.

People from all walks of life who don't know the details are inevitably curious, because they really haven't heard of any major wars happening recently, or any important victories that require such a high-level sacrifice of prisoners.

Before dawn, all military units, led by their respective generals, arrived at the designated areas and formed formations. As the morning light broke, people from all sides looked eagerly.

In this situation that attracted everyone's attention, Li Tai, who was dressed in bright armor, rode a mighty Hexi horse with snow-white coat, followed by several rows of majestic soldiers, and slowly appeared on the stage accompanied by solemn military music. .

For Li Tai, who has a strong taste for vulgarity and loves to show off in front of others, he has fantasized about this scene countless times. White horses and silver armor, young heroes, martial arts, and everyone's attention are simply overwhelming. Everything is in line with his aesthetics. Point.

But now he doesn't feel any happiness at all, and he even wants to curse. What the hell is this? I fought fiercely in northern Shaanxi for many days. Not only was my hard work great, but at least it was inspiring. But when I came back, I was roasted on the fire like this. Where is my conscience?

Hearing what Douluning said yesterday, he secretly felt that something was wrong. Sure enough, the development of the next thing was no longer under his control.

The group of them was directly led into a camp near the school grounds, washed from top to bottom, and selected. In the end, only Li Tai himself was allowed to lead the team to participate in the parade to present prisoners. The soldiers following behind were not his troops, but members of the Six Forbidden Army from Chang'an.

I thought I would be able to enjoy some autonomy with this military exploit, but I didn't expect that I would feel even more in control than before when I just came back.

Li Tai didn't know how he attracted the attention and interest of the Western Wei Crown Prince Yuan Qin. Why don't you tell me that I can't change it!

As the morning sun rises and the ground is filled with golden light, Li Tai, who is dressed in bright light armor, looks extremely handsome and blindingly handsome, but he is not the focus of attention of the soldiers in the field.

What the soldiers are really paying attention to is the Forbidden Army horses that are marching behind them to escort the prisoners. The Forbidden Army's armor and staff are different from other armies. At this time, they clearly raise their flags, which naturally makes people misunderstand: Could this be a great victory? Was it obtained by the Imperial Army?

When Li Taixing passed by the viewing platform where the ministers participated in the grand parade, and when he saw the soldiers in the tents set up by the ministers in front of their respective accounts, he thought about how he was standing there full of resentment last year, but now he wanted to go back.

The group of people stood still on the right side of the school ground. A courtesy official came forward and took the victory report submitted by Li Tai. He went on stage to briefly ask for instructions, and then began to read out the victory report.

After everyone in the school listened, they realized that such a large-scale war had occurred in northern Shaanxi not long ago, and the results were so gratifying. But if you think about the literal meaning, you will have different tastes.

Jihu and Liu Pingfu's rebellion occurred in the seventh year of Datong. At that time, all the elites of the imperial court came out and generals gathered. Liu Pingfu's rebellion was put down in a very short time, and all the generals who participated in the war were rewarded.

But how could it be that only three years later, Jihu started causing trouble again and gathered so many people? Could it be that the imperial government had falsely reported military exploits in the seventh year of Datong, so this year the imperial court sent Liufang elites north again to quell the rebellion?

After such an idea came to mind, the originally quiet and solemn campus suddenly became buzzing with discussion, making the scene no longer solemn.

Li Tai was standing under the stage at this time, and he could clearly see that Yu Wentai, who was sitting on the stage with Prince Yuan Qin, looked a little unnatural. Even Yu Wentai's robe was not as bulging as his normal physique, and he should be wearing armor underneath.

It's really hard for this boss to be upset and aggrieved. Li Tai has been in Guanzhong for more than a year. Because he has been deliberately alienating the Chang'an court, he doesn't know much about the situation in Chang'an city.

And because he joined the Taifu, he also saw with his own eyes that the Western Wei Dynasty made decisions in both major and minor affairs. Although he could sometimes detect the undercurrent of the atmosphere, overall he did not have an intuitive sense of crisis.

But when he was involved in it, he felt that the water here was really a bit deep. Yuwentai seemed to have all the power, but this power position was indeed not stable enough.

No wonder Yu Wenyong, Yu Wenxian, etc., who were born during this period, were all fostered in Li Xian's home in Yuanzhou. They were really not afraid of ten thousand, but afraid of the worst, worried that someone might accidentally make dumplings.

However, he was not in the mood to sympathize with Yu Wentai now. When his eyes shifted to the Crown Prince Yuan Qin next to him, the Crown Prince was still nodding slightly to him with a reserved look on his face, looking like a virtuous corporal.

But when Li Tai saw the prince like this, he felt even more irritated: You fucking think your father-in-law is unhappy, why are you messing with him yourself? Why are you messing with me!

The prince may not be aware of Li Tai's resentment. He may still be thinking about how grateful Li Tai should be for such a compliment.

The reason why the Longxi Li family grew into the first-class gentry in the world was mainly due to the support of the Yuan and Wei royal families. From Li Chong down, the members of the Longxi Li family also had close relationships with the Yuan and Wei clans.

As a member of the Li family in Longxi, Li Tai should be grateful to everyone for being treated so courteously by the crown prince.

Not only the members of these aristocratic families, in the general public perception of the time, the transcendent status of the Yuan and Wei dynasties was still very well known. Even many Beizhen military leaders were happy to marry into the clan.

Yu Wentai probably had similar thoughts in his mind. He no longer had the confident attitude of saying "I can support you" to Li Tai. Since Li Tai entered the scene, he has not even looked at him. He is probably embarrassed and a little sad. Shenshang: After all, it was still the wrong payment. What I could give was not as much as what he could give.

Li Tai is an anomaly. If necessary, he can even give up his own county position, let alone burn the cold stove of the Yuan family. Moreover, this prince is far less calm than his father, and is not even as calm as Emperor Xiaowu, the sixth son who fights against the five scum. No matter how whimsical Li Tai is, he cannot get closer to him.

When the ceremony officer called and asked Li Tai to perform the prelude to perform the prostrations, Li Tai took a deep breath, walked slowly to the front of the stage, performed the prostrations first, then prostrated, and then said loudly in the loudest tone he could produce without breaking his voice: " Li Boshan, the minister of Daxingtai and the envoy of Dushui, pays homage to His Royal Highness and the Lord!"

As soon as he said this, a series of uproar suddenly sounded nearby, and the corners of Prince Yuan Qin's mouth that was sitting upright on the high platform suddenly stiffened. Yu Wentai even lowered his eyes in disbelief, and quickly stood up. First, he pointed at Li Tai and scolded with a frown: "It's a roll call, the regulations are set, the class is honored, and the country is awarded, how can it be so rude!"

He finished teaching Li Tai a lesson first, then turned sideways and raised his hands to the prince: "Li Boshan was born in a famous family, and his family was well-educated. I know this very well. I have been suffering from calamity for a long time, stayed in the Tai Mansion for a long time, and have not been in the court for a long time. I sincerely ask your highness, the prince." Forgive me!”

When Prince Yuan Qin heard this, his stiff expression eased slightly. He also stood up from the table, bowed slightly towards Yu Wentai and said with a smile: "The Prime Minister recognizes talents, both internal and external, and all the talents recommended will be rewarded." . This person’s performance today has been verified.”

After saying this, he lowered his eyes and looked at Li Tai and said calmly: "There is no need to be polite when doing Dai Gong. I am not a mean young master, but I especially appreciate the talented people from my family, so I gathered together today to appreciate it. If you practice both internally and externally, you can achieve great success. , the road of kindness is still long, you should encourage yourself!"

When he shouldn't be stubborn, Li Tai was never stubborn. After hearing this, he quickly bowed down with a face of shame and thanked His Highness the Crown Prince for the golden words of advice.

It is not a fixed etiquette to present prisoners during the Grand Parade. Because of this episode, Prince Yuan Qin was put out of mood and did not intend to continue the extravagance. Then he speeded up the process and went through the motions to pull out some thieves among the prisoners. The chief chopped it off and then sent it to Chang'an with the generals of the imperial army.

As for whether it would be presented to the Ancestral Temple for a formal prisoner dedication ceremony, or whether it would be lost after leaving the camp, Li Tai could neither guess nor care.

He just felt that Yu Wentai changed his attitude and didn't bother to look at him before, and his eyes seemed to be glued to Li Tai's body.

At noon, today's rituals came to an end, and the armies returned to their camps. Prince Yuan Qin also returned to the camp tent surrounded by the soldiers of the Forbidden Army.

Li Tai was still standing on the sidelines waiting for the audience to greet him. A general of the Forbidden Army came up and motioned for him to take off the bright light armor.

Hearing this, Li Tai suddenly cursed again. It's a bit unseemly to do this, isn't it? Originally I didn't want to wear it, but you insisted on letting me wear it. I'm not beautiful enough here, and you want to go back. Although my boss is also a poor man, he doesn't know how to play like this!

He angrily walked into the nearby tent that had not yet been dismantled, and reluctantly took off his bright-looking Mingguang armor. He suddenly felt that his handsomeness was greatly reduced, and in the blink of an eye, he saw Yu Wentai standing in front of dozens of soldiers. Surrounded by people, they stood outside the tent and looked at him with a smile.

"A person who usually speaks so quickly has stage fright and makes such a mistake, which makes people laugh!"

Yu Wentai walked in with a complaining tone and raised his hand to untie the belt of his robe. Li Tai was a little panicked when he saw this. He took a step back and lowered his head and said: "I am approaching the killing ground. I have won a battle in danger. I have just returned." In a peaceful state, my mind was relaxed, so I made a mistake..."

Don't come over here. I just killed a lot of people on the battlefield in northern Shaanxi. I'm not afraid of you if I fight hard!

"The robe is not new, but it can cover your body. Put it on quickly and prepare a simple banquet to wash your hands and comfort you."

The plot did not develop in a perverted direction. Yu Wentai took off his robe and threw it to Li Tai. As expected, he was wearing a pair of light armor underneath.

Li Tai immediately became happy when he saw it. He quickly put away his smile and lowered his head. While thanking him, he put on the robe, but the sleeves were swaying like a bit funny.