Northern Dynasties Imperial Industry

Although the preface of Daxingtai asked Li Tai to go home to rest for a few days before returning to the mansion to discuss matters, Li Tai only rested at home for one day. After entertaining Liu Min, the fatigue of the journey eased a little the next day, and he went to Zhongwai Mansion again.

For one thing, his parents, father-in-law and other relatives all live in Chang'an, and there are cousins ​​here to help with personnel affairs. There are no important human affairs that require him to handle personally.

Second, Liu Min's visit to the house yesterday made Li Tai realize that all parties, including Daxingtai himself, were waiting for him to express his attitude on this matter and then formulate subsequent personnel plans.

The third is that he does not want to waste too much time and energy on this matter, so he should quickly express his opinions and prompt the Chinese and Foreign Affairs Office to formulate the next strategic plan before returning to Jingzhou to continue running his Jianghan hegemony.

Seeing that Li Tai returned to the government so quickly to discuss matters, Yu Wentai also sighed with relief: "People may envy Boshan for being in a high position at a young age, and sigh that the world favors one and favors others, but they don't say that Boshan has been in trouble since He works diligently and never neglects his duties. With such a loyal and diligent attitude, how can he not be of great use if he is both wise and courageous?”

While speaking, he ordered the visitors to separately invite other people who needed to participate in the discussion. At the same time, he also asked people to send the minutes of the previous discussions at the Chinese and Foreign Affairs Office to Li Tai for a brief review, hoping to inspire and enlighten him. Learn from.

Although Daxingtai was satisfied with Li Tai's diligent attitude, other government officials who were temporarily interrupted and dismissed felt a little uncomfortable.

Thanks to the examination method and some format regulations formulated by General Li when he was in the Taifu in his early years, the office procedures of the Chinese and Foreign Governments are now also thorough and rigorous. Especially for these middle- and lower-level government officials, once their scheduled affairs are interrupted, they often need to work for several days to return to the normal pace of business. Not to mention the exhaustion of all kinds of overtime work, you also have to be very alert in the middle to avoid making mistakes while busy.

If it was because other people were disrupted, everyone would not be so resentful, but it was Li Boshan who put the reins and bridle on them! I had a feast the day before yesterday, but I was disgusted by the rancid smell of the wreckage and lost my appetite for everything. I still haven't adjusted my schedule because of the delay, so I'm going to do it again today!

Whether a person's mood is good or bad, there will be some changes in the aura. Although these people did not dare to express their true feelings, Li Tai could feel the sudden heavy resentment in the hall from the tiny movements they made when they packed up their things and exited the hall.

But he doesn't care about this. Who made you miss the opportunity? If you had done everything before me, I would be the one tied here as a cow and horse now.

Just when he was still lamenting that the quality of the rising stars of today's Sino-foreign government was not good enough, a young figure came to his table, holding several volumes of literature in his hands and offering them to him. At the same time, he said respectfully: "Please Taiyuan Public Exhibition." Read the confidential agenda.”

Li Tai raised his eyes and saw that this young man was Li Zhi, the son of Li Yuan. He couldn't help being a little surprised, and then he said with a smile: "Li Lang is not very old, but he has already been involved in the secrets of the mansion. It shows that the Lord appreciates him deeply!" "

When Li Zhi heard this, he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows. His expression was quite complacent. His bowed figure straightened slightly, his eyes drifted upward, and then he bowed his head slightly and said softly: "The humble position is better than Yu Zi." , It can be said that he is lucky, but he cannot be compared with the Duke of Taiyuan.

Li Tai just complimented him casually. After hearing Li Zhi's words, he was slightly startled. He immediately raised his eyes and looked at the boy seriously, and then smiled slightly.

He is about the same age as Li Zhi, and is even a little younger than him. However, because he has a good relationship with Li Mu and Li Ya has been hanging around in his family since he was a child, he often treats his children as juniors psychologically. Of.

Since Li Zhi has access to such important documents, he is expected to be quite important in the government. In addition, his family is quite powerful, so he is inevitably a little arrogant. Hearing his slightly arrogant tone, he might feel a hint of anger in his heart, implying that he had caught up with a good time and did not have his current position solely due to his true ability.

Li Tai didn't pay much attention to this young man's temperament.

Everyone in this world can encounter two or three opportunities of their own. There are not many examples of people who can skyrocket if they seize them. Without the background of the Six Towns Uprising, Li Tai might have been sent to Luoxia as a dignitary. When Wuchuan was on business, he didn't even dare to let go of Yuwentai even though he was training him to death.

As for now, I am better than you, let alone you, your father is not good either!

He glanced at Li Zhi twice before looking away and began to carefully browse the minutes of previous meetings.

Yu Wentai in the hall also took in the small interaction between the two and was a little surprised when he saw Li Tai's reaction. He knew very well how hot-tempered Li Tai was in the past, and even Zhao Gui was made disgraced and disgraced. Wu Cun has actually become more open-minded now.

Seeing that Li Tai stopped talking to him, Li Zhi said that maybe his words were still too polite and his expressions were too dark. Li Tai didn't understand, so he wanted to say a few more words. However, at this time, literary director Zhang Wu Gongyu also came out of the hall. When the layman came in, he didn't care about fighting with Li Tai anymore, and hurriedly rushed forward to greet him.

After Director Yu Wen came to the hall, he saw that Li Tai was still concentrating on reading the literature and did not notice his arrival, so he bowed slightly to the big platform in the hall, and then carefully sat down at a seat next to him. Li Tai also looked up as if he was aware of it. When he saw that Director Yu Wen had already sat down, he raised his finger and pointed at the documents on his desk, and immediately began to read carefully again.

Li Zhi was waiting at the side of the Daxingtai as usual, but after taking a few steps, Daxingtai waved his hand to wait outside the hall, so he could only bow and exit.

The Sino-Foreign Office held more than ten military meetings around Shu. The minutes obtained by Li Tai also included the content of the meetings before and after last year’s failed military operation. This helped him quickly sort out the Sino-Foreign Office’s plans for Shu. A series of plans and ideas.

Last year, we only discussed and tested the feasibility of conquering Shu based on the gains in Hanzhong, but this year the perspective is more ambitious, and the changes in the situation in the Jianghan area were also included in the discussion of the meeting.

To use a witty saying, although Li Tai did not participate in this series of meetings, he was always present in this series of meetings and was never absent.

The reason is naturally that in the Western Wei Dynasty's several successful external expansions in recent years, Li Tai participated in the decision-making and was responsible for the specific implementation.

Last year's plan to capture Shu also drew on Li Tai's successful experience in regaining Hanzhong. He wanted to contact internal agents and then use surprise troops to attack the heart of Shu, but the result was a complete failure. Not to mention the surprise attack on Chengdu, he was captured as soon as he passed the Baima garrison. He let the dog out at the gate and almost didn't come back.

Li Tai also looked through the relevant meeting minutes and understood why the Bafu launched such an immature military operation.

The first is to underestimate the enemy. The negative impact of Hou Jing's Rebellion on Shu was over exaggerated in the early assessment. In addition, the Di chief Yang Fachen provided a lot of wrong information in order to request the Western Wei Dynasty to send troops as soon as possible.

The second is blind optimism. The easy recovery of Hanzhong in Shannan, the successful development of the Handong area, and the impact of Hou Jingni's violent rebellion all made them feel that the fighting power of the southerners was low, and the Shu soldiers were even more unbearable. one strike.

With the lessons learned from last year, this year’s agenda is too conservative again. The minutes of this meeting are filled with a lot of objective obstacles such as the difficulties of the Shu road. In short, it feels that the time to conquer Shu has not yet come, and a more comprehensive approach should be needed. After careful consideration, some people even proposed the strategic concept of taking Jiangling first and locking Shuzhong.

Li Tai's presence in these meetings was not only reflected in the fact that he was a military and political commander in the southeast with great military exploits, but also in the fact that he was an important driving force behind the outflow of assets from Guanzhong.

Many powerful people in Guanzhong invested large sums of money in Mianbei. Whether it was to ensure the safety of the investment environment or to expand profits, they all hoped to conquer Jiangling first. But for Shuzhong, there is no strong interest appeal.

Therefore, although Li Tai did not attend the previous meetings, his sense of presence became stronger and stronger. It has reached a point where as long as he does not make a statement, it will be difficult for the Chinese and Foreign Governments to decide where to go next.

Although Yu Wentai's authority has greatly increased now, he cannot be completely arbitrary. Before making a decision, he must ensure that it does not conflict with the opinions of most people, especially to ensure that Li Tai is of the same mind as him. Otherwise, it would be unfavorable for him to attack Shu here, but Li Tai launched an offensive against Jiangling and made great gains, which would have greatly shaken the authority of the Chinese and Foreign Affairs Office.

Before everyone arrived, Yu Wentai asked Li Tai to understand the relevant issues first, hoping that he would not disagree too much with his opinions in the following meetings, so as not to give people the illusion of deep contradictions.

Seeing Li Tai finish reading the record, Yu Wentai said with a smile: "The former plan was thwarted, and it ended properly because of Boshan's advice. Now that the old matter is being discussed again, I have always told the people who consulted that Boshan was not allowed to consult the details, and the plan was ultimately due. OK."