Sometimes people are too talkative, and they are seen as weak and not treated with a proper attitude.

From Du Yun borrowing Zheng Man's mouth to find out whether Li Tai will renew his contract next year, Li Tai feels that this guy's attitude is a bit problematic.

It's really whimsical to still play sloppy with himself, obviously addicted to a lot, and he still wants to pull out a dime. probably still regards Li Tai as the newcomer from the countryside who was excluded and resisted by the township tyrants and was cautious in everything.

Li Tai didn't want the relationship between them to be too stiff, no matter how much this Du Yun lacked majesty, after all, it was also a county order officially appointed by the imperial court. He can't do it in the officialdom of the Western Wei Dynasty and play with people's future.

made such a scene with Zheng Man, which finally made Du Yun's attitude become correct, and promised Li Tai that as long as he did the personnel preparation he promised, the county government would definitely ensure the dispatch of labor.

After sending Du Yunli out of the door, Li Tai began to prepare for lobbying the big families in the township after returning to the church.

He had just made a list here, and Zhuang Ren came to report that Wu Shenjun, a former member of the former Situ Mansion, had come to visit. He put down his pen and invited them to the hall.

Wu joins the army and is named Wu Jingen, although he is middle-aged, he still has a fiery temper that wants to do something if he doesn't agree with him, but he is quite respectful when he faces Li Tai, and he makes a long gesture after he enters the hall.

"I was busy outside the month ago, so I didn't have time to say goodbye to you. Wu joined the army and returned, could it be that there were twists and turns in the official affairs of Taiwan? ”

Li Tai did not have a deep friendship with these people, and only to avoid Gao Zhongmi and himself being implicated, he pulled these people to Shangyuanzhuang for correspondence study.

"I left my hometown a month ago, and I have already gone to Xingtai to note the calendar, waiting for the time to be taught, please rest assured Li Lang."

After Wu Senjun heard this, he hurriedly said: "The former is sloppy in academics and takes the liberty to seek officials, but fortunately Li Lang is compassionate and gives teaching, so that a certain person is not afraid to teach a new person, and he came to the door today, and I am here to thank you!" ”

"It's a trivial matter, but it's not enough to worry about. The moon is cold, the road is not easy, Wu Senjun may wish to stay here for a meal, I am accompanied by Zhu Sheng, if you still have doubts, you can also ask him for advice. ”

Li Tai was relieved when he heard this, and pointed to the paper rolls spread on the eucalyptus and smiled apologetically.

Wu Senjun naturally understood when he saw this, but he still didn't get up, and after a little muttering, he arched his hand and said: "I took the liberty to disturb today, in fact, there is another matter. Dare to ask Li Lang if he remembers the villager Wu Jingyi? ”

He saw that Li Tai was a little confused, so he explained: "Jingyi is a brother of a certain clan, and he serves as the governor of the township league in Dingcheng County. In the past, because of his arrogance against Li Lang, he was often sad and uneasy after returning to his hometown, so he asked me to bring him to see him, hoping to be able to accuse him in person and ask for punishment. ”

"It turns out that Governor Wu and Wu joined the army are actually the same clan and righteousness, and I really don't know about it. However, I am neither a surface official nor a general of the township regiment, and even if I see a difference in things, I can't talk about offending, and there is no need to waste each other's time. ”

Li Tai only remembered when he heard this, and waved his hand and smiled. In the Liyang Grand Parade, Zhou Changming and the Wuxiang County and Township League performed in the middle and upper levels, and the personnel and establishment were stabilized.

Li Tai, as the main supplier of the Wuxiang County Township League, also benefited a lot, and his close relationship with the Township League was far more shocking in the eyes of the villagers than the relationship between the upper-level military and political figures of the Western Wei Dynasty.

So Li Tai is also thinking about continuing to strengthen his influence and control over the township group, that Wu Dudu dared to openly argue with him before, and Li Taiye is planning to find a time to kick this person out of the team after the year.

Unexpectedly, this person was still interesting, and he turned around the corner to find someone to introduce him and ask for mercy. However, Li Tai couldn't wait to draw a line with these Situ Mansion officials, and Wu Jingen didn't have much face here.

"Li Langxiang is benevolent and lenient, and I implore me to allow my cousin to come to the court to confess, forgive or not, it is all in Langjun. My family is in the township, although I am not known as a hero, but I have always been a good township, and I don't want to grudge with others too deeply. My cousin is not a lonely and fierce person, and he has repeatedly served as the head of the Bodhisattva in the village......"

When Wu Jingen heard this, he hurriedly begged again.

After Li Tai heard this, his mind changed, and then he said: "Then let's see it, it's not necessary to confess, but if there is any misunderstanding, it's not impossible to say it." ”

Wu Jingen was overjoyed when he heard this, and hurriedly apologized and went out of the hall, and introduced the Wu Dudu into the hall without heeling.

This Wu Dudu no longer has the same tyranny as before, and after he entered the hall, he knelt on the ground with a thud, and said in an astringent voice: "The clumsy people in the township have no eyes, and there are offensive words in front of them, so I beg Li Lang to forgive me." ”

The townsmen are bowing to each other, Li Tai has seen a lot, and he is not very excited when he sees this Wu Jingyi kowtowing and asking for sin. The reason why he summoned the other party was mainly because he learned another identity of the other party.

Skipping the previous matter, Li Tai motioned for Wu Jingyi to get up and take a seat, and then asked: "I heard that Governor Wu is enthusiastic about rural affairs and has presided over Shamen offerings many times?" ”

After hearing this, Wu Jingyi hurriedly nodded and said: "The Han family is good at worshiping the Buddha, and the style of worshipping the Dharma has been passed down for several generations. Since his father, his career has improved slightly, and he has been diligent in Buddhist affairs in the township, worshipping temples and digging caves and statues. A certain is also thanks to the villagers who do not give up, and he is tired of being the Bodhisattva Lord for three ......"

Since the Wei and Jin dynasties, Shamen has gradually prospered, and there are countless believers in the official and private sectors. The poor give themselves into slavery, and the rich give up their wealth for blessings.

During the Northern Wei Dynasty, there was a wind of digging caves and statues to worship the Buddha, the so-called Bodhisattva Lord was the convener of this activity, and there were often inscriptions next to the Buddha statues in the caves in later generations to record the people who participated in the statues, and many villagers in the Northern Wei Dynasty and the Later Three Kingdoms period left their names to later generations.

The reason why the people were keen to dig caves and build statues during this period was that in addition to the superstitious color of worshipping the Buddha, there was also a very important significance, that is, to raise the voice of the villagers.

Although the Northern Wei Dynasty implemented the grass-roots administrative structure of the three-long system, the sinking of imperial power was far from sufficient, and the township was still a world of local power. The long-term absence of state administration has made it necessary for the township to have its own set of ethical order.

The cave and statue make the people and materials very large, so the local heroes rely on this to show off the township and expand their influence in the township. The upper echelons of the Northern Wei Dynasty also became a Buddha, which made this behavior cover with a layer of political significance to elevate the family.

There are many people who believe in Buddhism, and when those donors and bodhisattvas closely connect their family names with the Buddhas through statue-making activities, they are naturally rendered with a layer of mysterious brilliance in the eyes of those believers.

Therefore, the movement of various folk statues in the Northern Wei Dynasty and the Later Three Kingdoms period was not just a simple act of worshipping Buddha, but an act with complex and profound meanings that shaped the local ethical order. To put it simply, it is the divine right of the township!

Like this Wu Jingyi self-presentation, their family was just an ordinary household in the countryside at the beginning, and they had the heart of the Buddha but did not have the power of the Buddha. But as soon as the time came to operate and the family was prosperous, he threw himself into this action.

Wu Jingyi's township tuandu was still in Daxingtai before he lost the reward, so it can be seen that their family's series of Buddhist worship behaviors have also received a lot of rewards, and they have become the ruling class recognized by the imperial court from ordinary township rich households.

After understanding the current operation order in the countryside, we also understood Li Tai's purpose of building water conservancy and re-digging the Longshou Canal. It was through this act that he would imprint his name deeply in the hearts of the locals.

In the current era, nostalgia is not an ethereal reputation, but an important local resource that can be directly politically realized!

"I'm going to work in the countryside today, but my subordinates don't have the talent to be good at it. If Governor Wu can help me succeed, I don't care about the past, and I will help each other in the future. ”

After listening to Wu Jingyi's family history, Li Tai said again.

Wu Jingyi was overjoyed when he heard this: "Lang Jun also wants to dig a cave in the township to build a statue?" Is there an address selected? In what name? Which one is it that you are enshrined? ”

"You misunderstood, I'm not trying to make statues, I'm going to dig ditches. Luoshui turned far away, the villagers suffered from farming, farming is not prosperous, since I live in this country, I should seek benefits for the villagers. Therefore, I wanted to rebuild the old canal of the Han Dynasty and benefit the water and soil. ”

Li Tai waved his hand and said with a smile, he didn't want to have anything to do with Shamen from the bottom of his heart, although the investment in digging caves and statues was smaller and the results were faster, but after all, he was against his will.

"Li Lang's grand plan, it is really benevolent and righteous, not to flatter the public with the evil law of Fanhu, but to move people with the foundation of cultivating mulberry. If I can be fortunate in the matter, I can't give up the definition! ”

Hearing Wu Jingyi say this, Li Tai is also a musician, and he feels that this guy is not a loyal Buddhist, and the Tao inside is clear.

Whether it is digging a ditch or making a statue, although the work is different, the steps of the operation are also the same.

When he heard Li Tai say that he had persuaded the county government to invest manpower, Wu Jingyi volunteered to help lobby the villagers. Although he is a native of Dingcheng County, Dingcheng County and Wuxiang County are adjacent to each other, and they are also close to each other.

With the addition of this skilled townsman, Li Tai's preparations are progressing smoothly.

Li Tai, as the main convener and funder, served as the owner of this new canal.

The so-called canal master naturally does not mean that Li Tai is the owner of this new canal, but only to show his dominant position in this matter.

Similar worship lords, bodhisattva lords or yi lords, including the people of Yubi City in Hedong who call Wei Xiaokuan the lord of Wei City, are all similar titles, and they have a bit of the flavor of the martial arts alliance master.

In the middle of the month, Gao Zhongmi and He Batsheng both sent people to ask Li Tai if they wanted to go to Chang'an with them to participate in the New Year's Dynasty, but Li Tai, the leader of the alliance, was doing a good job, and more and more members joined the alliance, so he was naturally unwilling to go to Chang'an to kowtow to the puppet emperor.

What's more, in his official position, he doesn't even have the qualifications to kowtow to the court, so it's useless to run in vain.

He was very happy to form a party in the township, but some people were not happy.

A few days after Gao Zhongmi entered the court, his eldest cousin Lu Rou braved the heavy snow to enter the countryside with an edict: "Apan, great joy, great joy!" The imperial court named you a man from Gaoping County, and gave you a loose horseman, hurry up and pack up, go to Chang'an with me, and join the dynasty! ”