Northern Dynasties Imperial Industry

Li Tai felt that his fundamental fate may be in conflict with the Western Wei Dynasty.

Every time you feel a little proud and feel like you are about to become awesome, you will be hit immediately. Sometimes this blow is inflicted by others, and sometimes it is purely self-inflicted.

For example, this time, although he had already captured the Hongfa Temple and reaped huge rewards, he really didn't have a strong motive or reason to continue causing trouble, but he still did it, and the result was to make trouble again.

Sun Zhi, the eldest prince of Shangdang, was one of the ministers of the Northern Wei Dynasty who fled westward from Emperor Xiaowu along with Hu Sichun and others, and his family was a wealthy Xianbei family second only to the Yuan family of the royal family.

Although even the royal family of the Western Wei Dynasty has become an out-of-season daylily, after all, they can't defeat a tiger. Especially in the upper-level political structure, both the Yuan family and the Changsun family still have transcendent influence and appeal that cannot be underestimated. .

Otherwise, the two old town soldiers, Gao Huan and Yu Wentai, would have gone it alone, so why would they put another puppet of the Yuan family on the table? In the Western Wei Dynasty, the Xianbei wealthy family headed by the Yuan family had far stronger political appeal than the Eastern Wei Dynasty.

Li Tai and the others destroyed the temple where the Changsun clan enshrined their ancestral tablets. If we draw an analogy, it was definitely less serious than the direct attack on the Western Wei ancestral temple, but the effect of attracting hatred was definitely very powerful.

There are still many uncertainties in Liu Min's words, but in fact it is just self-comfort that he does not want to face.

Although there were not many people in this temple, there were still three to four hundred people. Although the fighting was fierce, when the temple was breached, many people in the temple were also captured. After a little interrogation, they found out that the person who had been consecrating this temple was the Changsun family in Chang'an. There were even two members of the Changsun family among the monks presiding over it.

"This, this... there are many famous temples in the capital, including many eminent monks. Why did the Shangdang Wang family choose this desolate valley to worship the souls of their ancestors?"

After confirming this fact, Liu Min sighed with half annoyance and half confusion. He really couldn't figure it out.

Yes, there must be a monster when something goes wrong!

Li Tai also couldn't figure it out. Even when he learned that the temple could not be attacked by force, he once suspected that it might be a stronghold of bandits or thieves. He never thought that it might be a family temple set up here by a high-ranking family in Beijing.

Is the Changsun family just greedy for the feng shui here? Then why not just bury our ancestors here? If you erect a monument, I will know how to stay out of the way, so why would I get into trouble like this?

When he thought of this, Li Tai felt that it was not the fault of himself and others. The son of a rich man could not sit down in the hall, and even a living person would be unprepared for the unforeseen disaster caused by the White Dragon Fish Suit, let alone Talk about the undead.

So the most important thing about people is that you have to be open-minded. I am a powerful upstart, are you afraid of your eldest son, a has-been royal relative? In the final analysis, you don't respect your ancestors enough, so you were offended by me unintentionally, which made me feel quite uncomfortable.

Because Liu Min was shocked by this situation, she didn't have time to clean the battlefield carefully, leaving some armored personnel to garrison, and hurried back to report the news to Li Tai.

But things have already happened, and no matter how much you regret or regret, it will not help. If you don’t take care of the spoils, you would be really sorry for yourself.

So Li Tai asked Liu Min to stay there while he led a group of troops back to the temple.

When he arrived outside the temple, Li Tai understood why Liu Min and others were unable to attack it for so long. Although the size of the temple was far smaller than that of Hongfa Temple, its terrain was very dangerous and easy to defend but difficult to attack.

It is located in a valley, with rugged and steep mountains on both sides. There is a winding river that has dried up around the temple. The high temple walls isolate the inside and outside. The only visible loophole is the Buddhist caves on the mountain walls on both sides. Climb into the temple, but if there are enough soldiers stationed there, this is not a defensive loophole.

"Is this a Buddhist temple? It's clearly a fortress!"

Li Tai murmured to himself, and gradually realized in his heart that the eldest grandson's family might not just build a temple here just to worship Buddha and enshrine the souls of their ancestors.

The captive monks in the temple had been imprisoned. After Li Tai entered the temple, he was led directly to the warehouse in the temple. When he opened the warehouse door, he could see stacks of grain stacked inside, all filled with rice.

There are five such granaries in the temple, storing at least 20,000 shi of grain. There are also many kinds of dried preserved fruits, watermelon sauce, cream and other food ingredients, and the quantities are quite large.

There is also a warehouse where leather, sinew, bamboo and wood materials are piled up, and there are even many semi-finished arrowheads that have not been polished, armor pieces that have not been polished, etc.

In addition, there are gold and jade jewelry, fine brocade, spices and medicinal materials, etc., which are of high value and can be easily transported and circulated throughout the world.

Seeing these storages, Li Tai finally understood that this temple should be a retreat arranged by the Changsun family.

If it is said that the Changsun clan gathered armored soldiers here with the intention of plotting rebellion, that would be a bit too high-minded towards them. Although the material storage here is rich, it is not to the extent that it can be used to conquer the world. At most, it is just a cunning rabbit hole to prepare for unexpected disasters.

The Changsun family and the Yuan family have the same origin. Although their political status is high, they share weal and woe to a certain extent. If Yu Wentai really wants to attack the Yuan family, the Changsun family will inevitably be implicated.

So a location was arranged to transport part of the family's belongings out of Beijing and hide them in the name of worshiping Buddha. If a big disaster really happened one day, we would arrange for some tribesmen to flee here. With these supplies, they could survive better or even find another way to survive.

This area originally belongs to the hilly area in the northern part of the Guanzhong Plain. To the north from this temple is the undulating Liupan Mountain, and to the north are the vast and sparsely populated areas of Shaanbei and Hetao. Even if the Bafu army is chasing after them, there will be many inconvenient.

After realizing this, Li Tai couldn't help but sigh that the political situation in the Western Wei Dynasty was really undercurrent. Even the seemingly aloof and powerful people had to sleep with one eye open.

Emperor Yuan Baoju of the Western Wei Dynasty was such an unruly and strong man, and when he arrived in the west, he could only pretend to be a grandson to save his life. Although Yu Wentai is the leader of the mansion, he doesn't even dare to raise a son at home. The eldest grandson's family also has a high status, but they still have to reserve backup and be ready to run away at any time.

Fortunately, the Western Wei Dynasty itself did not have an absolutely strong side, and the Eastern Wei Dynasty was eyeing it from the outside. It was always struggling on the line of survival, and everyone could still reach a consensus of mutual tolerance for the sake of the country. Otherwise, with so many forces gathering in Guanzhong, it would be like raising a worm, and the dog's brains would have to be beaten out!

But at the same time, Li Tai also breathed a sigh of relief. Since there is such a hidden secret in the Changsun family temple, even if I feel extremely angry, I will definitely not dare to make it public and pursue it to the end.

Since he accidentally discovered this place, it was destined that the eldest son's family would not be able to use the life-saving money, so of course Li Tai had to accept it with a smile.

He also thought about whether to submit this property to Daxingtai as evidence to expose the eldest son's family's hidden intentions, thereby completely bringing down the eldest son's family and eliminating the possibility of crazy revenge from his family, but he quickly gave up the idea. This is a bit naive idea.

Does Yu Wentai really not know that the Changsun family has double-minded intentions, or does he believe that the Changsun family will not betray him? In the final analysis, it's just a grouping together due to the current situation, and no one will show his sincerity to others!

The current situation is that we both know in our hearts that we dislike each other, but we still have to make do with it. If this layer of window paper is not broken for a day, everyone can still serve as ministers in the same palace.

But if Li Tai really pierces this layer of window paper, can Yu Wentai eat up these political forces who are still loyal to the Western Wei royal family in one bite?

Since the problem can't be solved, then get rid of the person who raised the problem. It's all self-inflicted slander by the little bastard Li Boshan. We have always been close and good comrades-in-arms!

There was also Du Bi in the Eastern Wei Dynasty who was upright and courageous in giving advice. How did Gao Huan treat him?

If Li Tai really dares to do this, he feels that although Yu Wentai will not kill him, there is a high probability that he will be kicked out of the Ba Mansion and sent to the court, leaving the Changsun family to deal with it themselves.

He can sow discord between Yuwentai and General Yuancong, because Yuwentai can control these people, but if he dares to solve problems that even Yuwentai finds difficult, the boss may not be willing to wipe his ass.

For the sake of the court and the country, Li Tai couldn't do this. He had to swallow these materials and goods with tears. You are all good men and women of the country who uphold the right path, but I, Li Boshan, am a little scoundrel who commits dirty tricks and causes trouble everywhere!

So Li Tai arranged for people to take good care of these supplies here. After the new tribesmen in Hongfa Temple stabilized their hearts, they came to transport these supplies away, and then ran quickly, fearing that they would not be able to escape if they walked too slowly.

When he returned to Hongfa Temple and explained his thoughts to Liu Min, Liu Min frowned again and said: "This matter should be reported to Daxingtai as soon as possible..."

"Since the matter is still hidden, it must not be recorded in the text!"

Of course, the memorial was necessary. Li Tai had no friendship or obligation to cover up the eldest grandson's family, but he must not leave any written evidence. Once these documentary evidences are kept in files or leaked out, the Changsun family will have to fight them to the death. If they are not killed, they themselves will not be innocent.

Liu Min has a lot of experience in scheming, but due to her limited vision, it's still hard to make a choice when faced with this level of intrigue. But he still trusts Li Tai. After all, he saw with his own eyes that Li Tai rose rapidly within a short time after entering the Tai Mansion and won the favor of Da Xing Tai.

Therefore, although he was a little confused about Li Tai's decision for a while, he did not question it again. However, when Li Tai proposed to share the stolen goods, he hurriedly waved his hand and refused. He really didn't want to deepen his hatred with the eldest son's family just because he was greedy for this small amount of wealth.

Li Tai did not force this. Even if Liu Min did not participate in dividing the spoils, the two of them would still have to shoulder the blame. After all the ancestral tablets have been taken out of the Buddhist hall, how can we expect to meet each other, forget about grudges and have a meal at someone else's house?

Although there are still local tyrants and Yu bandits in Yunyang County that have not been completely cleared out, these matters can be left to the county officials. Li Tai immediately ordered his troops to load the goods of the two temples into trucks and prepare to run away.

He originally wanted to quarrel with the counties and counties in this area and exchange the temple and land of Hongfa Temple with the county and county government for some labor fees. After all, he was the one who bought it.

But Changsunzhi's son Changsunziyan led a group of forbidden troops to garrison at Gaoling on the north bank of the Weishui River. It took less than two days to get here quickly.

During Li Tai's grand reading, he even embarrassed Prince Yuan Qin. He really had to be stopped and carried away to Chang'an. It would be so exciting to think about what these people would do to him.

Therefore, a person must have a clear outlook on life, and not be too arrogant. If your popularity is too bad, you will have to give it back if you are unlucky. Anyway, after running away this time, Li Tai doesn't plan to go to Chang'an for a stroll in the next few years.