Northern Dynasties Imperial Industry

Some things that happened in the New Year that just passed were very touching. The two most eye-catching events in the court were the good news from northern Shaanxi and Hexi.

In the past year, the Eastern Dynasty has successively entered into marriages with Tuyuhun and Rouran, which has made the surrounding situation extremely bad and completely isolated and helpless. This makes many people who are worried about the security of the country feel uneasy, worried that something will happen on all sides and that the country will be in danger of instability at any time.

Therefore, when the two good news came to the court, all those inside and outside the court who were worried about the future of the country breathed a long sigh of relief. Some optimists even thought that this was a sign of destiny in the west. Things that seemed unbelievable actually happened.

However, these discussions about major current events are only limited to a small scope. What really makes the masses talk about it and talk about it widely is another matter, that is, a marriage in the family of Hanoi Gong Du Guxin.

In fact, this is not a formal marriage, just an engagement, and strictly speaking, it is not a matter in Duguxin's family. But how can the public spectators care about this carefully? They are just curious about what kind of person can penetrate the Duguxin Dharma's eyes?

It is not that there are no children of important people getting married in Kansai. Although Dugu Xin's position is high, it cannot be said to be supreme. Last year alone, Daxingtai married two daughters, both of whom were powerful marriages.

However, none of the public opinions caused by these marriages can compare with the fact that Duguxin is going to marry a daughter. In the final analysis, it is still because of her appearance.

Everyone knows that Dugu Xin has a handsome appearance and unparalleled style. He also has outstanding achievements and a high position. He is simply an almost perfect idol in the eyes of the current generation, especially among some young and backward people. They fantasize about being appreciated by him. There are so many people who favor and support him closely, and everyone is eager to be a disciple in the tent. Being recruited by him as his son-in-law is an honor that makes him smile even in his dreams!

The other protagonist in the incident, Li Tai, was not an unknown person. He had already become famous in Taiwan and was well-known in the court.

But his so-called popularity, with such huge traffic, still gave people the feeling of becoming famous overnight. For a time, almost everywhere in the market was talking about who this lucky guy was.

Therefore, all kinds of information about Li Tai's deeds were widely popularized by gossip enthusiasts during this New Year, not only his deeds since his exile in Kansai after the Battle of Mangshan, but also his deeds before that. Some things about life in the Eastern Wei Dynasty were revealed.

When he travels to and from the capital, Gao Zhongmisitu Mansion and Longshou Yuanzhuang outside the city, as well as in front of the houses of several cousins, have recently been visited by young men with swords and sticks across them. It seems that they want to catch Li Li. Tai, a gesture of venting his hatred for his wife.

Among the numerous public discussions, not all of them are harsh and derogatory towards Li Tai. There are still some people who can be fair and objective.

After all, no matter how outstanding Dugu Xin is, he is just a powerful military leader who has risen to the occasion, but behind Li Tai is the county leader's signature built by the concerted efforts of several generations of the Li family in Longxi.

What's more, Li Tai is not a mediocre person. Even if the current public does not understand the benefits that his various suggestions have brought to Taiwan government politics, his deeds of killing the thief Hu in northern Shaanxi for two consecutive years are enough. Beyond the vast majority of people of the same age.

Although the discussions in the public were very lively, apart from causing some trouble for Li Tai's travel, it was not enough to cause any actual trouble. But the people close to him were caught off guard and were deeply or lightly affected.

In the middle of the first month of the year, a dozen knights followed a carriage and drove into Gao Zhongmisitu's residence.

As soon as the car stopped, an armored young man rushed out and jumped out of the car. He looked around with a staff in both hands and shouted loudly: "Where is Li Boshan? Come out and give me an explanation! You want to marry me." I'm just a bride, why did I offend the people in the capital and cause them to surround me and beat me outside the city? Is it wrong that I am a descendant of the Li family..."

Li Tai was already walking around the corridor, but before he turned the corner, he heard Li Licheng's roar of grief and anger. Knowing that it was not a good time to meet each other, he immediately turned back.

Li Licheng roared in the courtyard for a while but did not see Li Tai. He became even more angry. He ignored the dissuasion of his servant and walked to the inner courtyard. After passing through the first-floor courtyard wall, he was immediately frightened by the situation here and gasped.

In this small courtyard, dozens of powerful soldiers were neatly dressed, holding bows and knives in each hand. The light of their swords and armor complemented each other, making the entire courtyard filled with a chilling atmosphere.

"W-What is this going to do?"

After Li Licheng was surprised for a moment, he saw Li Tai, who was also wearing a military uniform, among the armored columns. He hurriedly asked.

"No more words for Xiao Xie. I already know that you were humiliated on your way back. Since it happened because of me, I have no choice but to take responsibility. I will attack to take revenge and wash away the humiliation suffered by Xiao Xie with the blood of all the scoundrels!"

Li Tai stepped forward, patted Li Licheng on the shoulder with a serious and murderous look and said in a deep voice.

"This, this is not necessary..."

When Li Licheng saw Li Tai looking like he was about to go on a killing spree, most of the anger in his heart immediately dissipated, and he became worried again. He pulled Li Tai and advised: "No, no, no. Although they have surrounded me, but I just beat up a few domestic slaves, but if I want to kill them in revenge, Boshan, you are about to have a good thing, how can you commit a murder in the capital because of such a trivial matter?"

Li Tai refused to give up and still wanted to lead the crowd out for revenge. Li Licheng changed from aggressively demanding an explanation at first to earnest advice and explanation. He was so tired that he was sweating all the time. Li Taicai finally said generously that he didn't care anymore. , with the help of Li Licheng, he removed his armor and moved into the house.

After all this trouble, Li Licheng never dared to mention the bad things he had done before, but he was also full of gossip and curiosity. He sat across from Li Tai and asked, "Boshan, tell me the truth, is it true as the rumors say?" , is it because of Grand Master Heba’s care for you that Duke Hechi looks at you differently? Did you know about these twists and turns before? Also, when did Duke Hechi sue you..."

Hearing Li Licheng's repeated questions, Li Tai couldn't help but roll his eyes. During this period of time, there were quite a few people asking him about similar topics. People like Li Licheng were just out of curiosity and gossip, but people like Yu Wenhu who had ulterior motives came to ask, which made him very tired to deal with.

He also didn't expect that his marriage would actually cause such a commotion, as if everyone suddenly transformed into a village intelligence team, and they must investigate the whole story of this matter to the bottom of it.

If any thing breaks away from its original scope and shows an unusual degree of enthusiasm, you have to think carefully about whether there is any malicious driving force behind it.

Especially in a complicated situation like the Western Wei Dynasty, there was room for many conspiracies to breed, so one would rather believe that something existed than something that did not exist.

At least as far as Li Tai himself is concerned, he can clearly feel that someone is promoting and exaggerating this matter and guiding it in a long-planned direction. Although it cannot be said that he has been wronged, the person who deliberately guided him clearly has bad intentions towards him.

Before Dugu Xin made his position clear, Li Tai had always been known as the upstart of the Tai government, the confidant whom Daxing Tai had cultivated, and so on. But now he suddenly became Dugu Xin's beloved son-in-law, and there were twists and turns in this process. There is so much room for further expansion.

Regardless of whether Yu Wentai had previously intended to recruit Li Tai as his son-in-law, it was always difficult to accept this matter, both emotionally and intellectually.

Therefore, while there is a lot of admiration for Li Tai in the public opinion outside, Li Tai, who is at the center of the incident, has both gains and losses. The gains have not yet been realized, but the losses have already occurred.

First of all, his position as a military guard general was directly deprived of him on the afternoon when Dugu Xin announced his engagement two years ago.

On the one hand, it should be because Yu Wentai was a little angry and overreacted. On the other hand, he also wanted to kill the chicken to show the monkeys. He hinted to the emperor that you should stop thinking about General Su Wei. Who makes me feel that something is wrong? Just take it. No negotiation!

The loss of the rank of General of the Military Guard was only the beginning. On the day of the imperial meeting in January, Li Tai was called into the imperial office of the government because he was working as a lieutenant in the Taifu government. He was directly not allowed to participate in the imperial meeting, so naturally there was no need to award him a reward. , the three divisions of Yitong are gone, and the title of Marquis San is gone.

And on the second day of the new year after the end of the Dachao meeting, he was also dismissed from his position as Zhonglang in the Taifu, including the envoy of Dushui and the military commander of the three defense cities.

So far, in addition to the title of Luochuan County Prince, Li Tai only had the additional titles of Dispatched Cavalry Chang Shi, Zhenglu General and Grand Governor, but he had been completely stripped of his duties and powers. At this stage, he looks like a traitor who has been kicked out.

Through a series of sanctions against Li Tai, Yu Wentai can be said to have vividly demonstrated that those who obey me will prosper and those who go against me will perish, with an iron-fisted approach. Even if you were my little cutie before, as long as you go against my will , I will still sweep you out and cleanse you from home!

Of course, if Yuwentai's methods only stop there, then he is not Yuwentai.

Although this series of attacks against Li Tai is awe-inspiring, it will inevitably undermine internal unity. The sense of boundaries is too harsh and strict. How can the generals who are responsible for the establishment of the government control their subordinates in the future?

Being Dugu Xin's son-in-law made him a traitor to the Tai government. So what kind of existence was Dugu Xin in the Western Wei Dynasty and in the eyes of you, Yu Wentai?

So when Li Tai was confused by the sanctions, new appointments also followed: Dugu Xin's subordinate, the Chief of the Second Prefecture, was also the governor of Tianshui County, and the governor of Fangcheng was the governor of Tianshui, Lueyang and other five counties. military.

In addition, there is another interesting personnel appointment: Zhao Yongguo, the eldest son of Zhao Gui, the Duke of Zhongshan, is commendable for his loyalty even though he is disabled. He is specially recorded as the eunuch of Yeting and the eunuch of Wanshou Palace.

Li Tai's change in official position, if the factor of his father-in-law Duguxin is not taken into account, it is a very big improvement in terms of authority.

Previously, he held the position of being an official of the Taiwan government, and was also in charge of the capital's water and city defense military affairs. Although his authority covered a wide range, he never had much leadership and decision-making power.

The reason why he was able to fully exercise his power was based on the full cooperation given to him by the states and counties along the Luoshui River. People such as Cui Fan and Li Mu spared no effort to support him.

But if these personnel support no longer exists, then no matter how sophisticated his personnel plan is, the space for implementation will be greatly reduced. After all, apart from the policy inclination of the Taiwan government, he has very little room to intervene in local people and resources. It can be said that it is difficult for a clever woman to make a meal without straw.

Now he is the chief official of Duguxin's second mansion, that is, the chief staff of the Husband's Palace and the Qinzhou Governor's Palace. This means that among the factions of Duguxin, he is the largest except for the boss of Duguxin.

In addition to being the chief of staff of Dugu Xin, he also serves as the prefect of Tianshui County. Tianshui was originally a large county in Longyou, where Qinzhou was governed, and it was also the hub for governing the entire Longyou.

Li Tainian came to power before he was weak, and it was also the geographical center of the country. Looking at the entire Kansai region, he was almost unique.

If we add the governor of Qinzhou Prefecture to the Fengfang City and the military personnel of the five counties of Longyou, then the power Li Tai holds in Longbian can be said to be that of Dugu Xin.

In other words, with the blessing of this series of official positions, Li Taizhi and Duguxin are almost equal to Yuwen Daozhi and Yuwentai. Once Duguxin leaves town due to business or suffers from any illness or accident, Li Tai can immediately take over Duguxin's duties.

This kind of positional treatment is completely different from the three-defense city that Li Tai worked so hard to build before. He is the real No. 2 figure in Longyou. Even looking at the entire Western Wei Dynasty, the human resources that can theoretically be controlled can be ranked high!

But the problem is, who wants to be surrounded by a subordinate who can replace him at any time? Even the emperor had to keep a close eye on the prince to avoid being overthrown and seized power, not to mention that Li Tai and Dugu Xin were not father and son.

Moreover, Dugu Xin has been in Longbian for many years, and his subordinates must have a series of complete and stable personnel arrangements that cooperate and restrict each other. After several years of running in, they are already in order.

But now Li Tai has rashly stepped in and occupied several important positions at once, which is bound to greatly disrupt the personnel order, and Duguxin's staff and subordinates are really calm and happy to see a young man parachute directly above their heads. Doing tyranny?

But Yu Wentai doesn't care about that. Aren't you Weng's son-in-law's family? I've arranged for you to get it right in one step. Isn't this what you want to see?

No matter how hard Duguxin worked hard to rectify the personnel order under his command and relieve the grievances of his subordinates, what Li Tai would do to gain a foothold in Longyou and change his embarrassing situation would be a very troublesome question next.

If there is one more thing to be happy about, it is that Yuwentai did not let go of Zhao Gui who fanned the flames, and directly killed Zhao Gui and his son.

Li Tai has no actual evidence to prove that Zhao Gui is fanning the flames, but if someone is causing trouble behind his back, it is most likely Zhao Gui. Moreover, what Yuwentai did was also a very pointed hint, it was this old boy who did it!

This move is not without cruelty. If you lose one of my sons-in-law, then I will gain a son of yours, so that the blood of your family will flow with my family's blood. By the way, if you hadn't instigated it, I wouldn't have done too much on Dugu Xin's side. Now I've woken up, but the matter has come to this, so slapping you twice should be regarded as an apology.

From Zhao Gui's point of view, the eldest son was already useless, and there was no value in staying at home except to have children.

But now, although I no longer have Niu Zi, I finally have a job within the system. If the work goes well, I can help my brothers by the way, which is equivalent to using waste. After all, if a eunuch really becomes a big man, his career prospects will not be limited to the palace, and he will be granted a title.