Northern Dynasties Imperial Industry

"My disciple, Wang Shu, pays homage to Duke Taiyuan."

Wang Shu is a young man of fifteen or sixteen years old. He is not handsome in appearance, but full of vigor. After entering the house, he bowed to Li Tai with the courtesy of a disciple: "I have heard about the reputation of Duke Taiyuan for a long time, and now I am worshiping. See the majesty and become more famous!”

When Li Tai heard this, he was quite surprised. He hurriedly avoided the table and stood up to avoid the courtesy. He couldn't help asking: "Why did Wang Lang say this? I have admired my ancestor Wang Zhonggong for a long time, but it is a pity that he has not received this gift." At the time of the Pass, Zhong Gongye had already passed away, so it was a pity that he was so unlucky!"

Li Tai entered Guanzhong after the Battle of Mangshan in the ninth year of Datong, but Wang Zhen died in the seventh year of Datong. His posthumous title was Zhong, so he only heard his name but never met him.

In his memory, he did not seem to have any close interaction or relationship with the Jingzhao Wang clan since he entered the customs. On the contrary, he had been made things difficult by the Jingzhao Wang clan before because of his protégé Mao Shijian. Now that Wang Shu is starting to consider himself a disciple, Li Tai is naturally confused.

When the young man Wang Shu heard this, he quickly took out a post from his pocket and handed it over. He leaned forward and said, "It's my disciple who is being rude. Please ask the Duke of Taiyuan to inspect this thing and you will know. This is the Longyuan Academy." The students who are studying in the library have already entered the library at the beginning of the year and have only come to visit me now. I hope you will forgive me."

After hearing this, Li Tai finally understood that their feelings were related to each other. He took the apprenticeship card that represented the school's student status and looked through it briefly, and found that Wang Shu had entered the school in February of the first year of the lunar month, and was considered to be the earliest batch of apprentices in the school.

This is not surprising. The Jingzhao Wang family is originally from a wealthy family in Kinei, and the Bacheng County where Longyuan Academy is located is where their hometown is. They are naturally keenly aware of any disturbances in the countryside. Seeing the rising reputation of Longyuan Academy, it is not difficult to arrange for the admission of one's own children in advance.

This apprentice post also records Wang Shu's admission history. After entering the academy, he studied in classics, history, literature, six arts and other schools, and many of his grades were excellent. Naturally, half a year of study at Longyuan Academy cannot directly cultivate a person into an all-rounder. Wang Shu's achievements are probably mainly due to his excellent family studies.

But in fact, this alone is not enough to determine the relationship between the sect leader's disciples. After all, Longyuan Academy now has a large number of students, and even Yu Wentai's son Yu Wenyu and several princes and clan disciples are studying there. Of course, Li Tai cannot use this to regard these people as his disciples. treat.

So the key is to see whether both parties are willing to enter into or recognize this relationship. Take the surname given to Yuwentai as an example. Some people are proud of it, while others don't take it seriously. They just have to bear it on the surface.

This Wang Shuben was given the surname Yuwen, and he also named Yuwen on the name sticker when he came to see him. However, he still called himself by his real name when communicating with Li Tai. This shows that he does not feel that Yuwen is more precious than his own surname in his heart, but he is forced to There is no way to refuse power.

Li Tai still remembers that in the old days, the Jingzhao Wang family's children treated him very rudely, but now Wang Zhen's grandson pays homage to him as a disciple. This is certainly because he is different from the past and has a high position, but Wang Shu must have his own agenda. , perhaps it is related to the personnel twists and turns that the Jingzhao Wang family has encountered now.

Li Tai also felt quite guilty about this. He knew that his father-in-law was behind this incident, but he didn't know that the Wang clan members were not aware of this.

So when talking to Wang Shu, he only asked about his study and life in the academy, and his words did not involve the previous incident.

After all, Wang Shu couldn't hold himself back. After answering a few questions from Li Tai, he couldn't help but said: "My disciples are not talented. Because of the appreciation of the Tai government and the recommendation of the villagers, I was awarded the title of governor of the county." Rural soldiers. But now the people's livelihood in the pass is in order, and there are few military disturbances. It is not a good place for my husband to pursue meritorious service. However, the situation in Jingzhou in the southeast of Taiyuan Gongsuo Town is very exciting, and I beg you to follow Taiyuan Gong southward. Expand your territory and make achievements!”

When Li Tai heard this, he probably understood what Wang Shu was thinking. Wang Mingyuan's incident probably left these Wang clan members with lingering fears, and they also understood that the surname given by Daxingtai was not simply a matter of honor and favor. Wang Zhen, his father and son, both died, and now there is no one in the family who is responsible for the appearance. Rather than continue to stay in the deep and rough Gyeonggi and suffer the wind and waves, it is indeed better to look for possibilities and opportunities for advancement elsewhere.

The biggest opportunity for all sides of the current dynasty is the southeastern theater guarded by Li Tai. Moreover, Li Tai is also the youngest among the first-level big men in the country, so the chances of taking refuge with him are naturally much greater than those of others.

If it were anyone else, Li Tai would be happy to accept this kind of descendant of the powerful Guanlong clan with his own tribe. If such a person serves under him, even if he does not stay in Guanzhong for a long time, he can still ensure his influence in Guanzhong.

However, due to what happened in the Wang family, Li Tai was not able to agree directly to the other party for a while, but he did not say anything immediately, but replied: "Wang Lang has such an ambition, it is really commendable. I am here He takes a few steps in the process and is very willing to guide young people in the country to embark on a career.