Outside the official residence of He Batsheng in Chang'an City, Li Tai didn't have time to go back to change into his court clothes, and after leaving the imperial city, he hurriedly rode his horse with a few entourages.

"Pan, here!"

Before Li Tai could settle down, he saw his cousins Cui Qian and Cui Ji both leading their horses and standing outside the gate of the mansion, and Cui Ji was waving his hand to him and shouting, so he hurriedly turned over and dismounted and walked forward.

"Two cousins, are you visiting Taishi?"

Li Tai still doesn't know if the news he learned from Yuwentai's mouth has spread, and it is inconvenient for him to talk more.

Cui Ji pulled him to the corner and whispered: "The news from Dongzhou came the day before yesterday, and the governor was ordered not to publicize it for the time being. Taishi he...... Alas, I wanted to visit the Taishi after the meeting with my brother, so the two gentlemen of the Taifu family had already entered the mansion, and no visitors were allowed to enter to disturb the Taishi. ”

When Li Tai heard this, he said: "I have just been received by Daxingtai in the outer court, and I know the information, so I came to visit ......."

"Alas, He Liuhun is really tyrannical and out of character this time, which is terrifying!"

After Cui Qian heard this, he couldn't help but sigh, and his expression was not only sad, but also a little sad.

When Li Tai heard this, he was also in a rather uneasy mood.

From the perspective of future generations, He Batsheng chased Gao Huan away like a dog on the battlefield of Bishan and almost killed Gao Huan, and it was natural for Gao Huan to kill his son after he returned.

But nowadays, Gao Huan's approach is still a bit of a breakthrough in the moral outlook of the people of the times, especially the Beizhen martial arts. Although the two Wei wars were fierce, their respective regimes were originally of the same origin, especially these generals who were born in Beizhen, and there was no shortage of people who were separated and separated.

Prior to this, the two parties had a tacit understanding that they would not be able to harm their wives and children, and would not excessively persecute each other's relatives who were left here. As for the Southern Dynasty, Xiao Lao Bodhisattva was even more benevolent and touching.

Let's get off the book

Now that Gao Huan has suddenly come to such a hand, can the generals of the Western Wei Dynasty, whose families are scattered in Dongzhou, not be frightened?

Not to mention others, Li Tai himself is a little panicked now.

His father Li Xiao's whereabouts are still unknown, and his mother and brothers and relatives are still living in Dongzhou. They may not have any deep feelings for each other, but if they are brutalized in the Eastern Wei Dynasty because of themselves, they will always feel guilty.

Although in his opinion, Gao Huan should be mainly angry when he did this, and he didn't hear that Gao Huan continued to expand the killing after killing He Batsheng's sons in history, it can be seen that he still did not lose his stomach and reason. But when it comes to the safety of blood relatives, it is always inevitable to be disturbed.

The Cui brothers also had relatives who stayed in the Eastern Wei Dynasty, and they were also worried about this matter at first glance.

"Is there any other channel where I can find out more about the news?"

After a slight hesitation, Li Tai asked again.

The two brothers of the Cui family shook their heads after hearing this: "The communication between the two sides is not smooth, and in previous years, there was no shortage of people who fled across the border in the prefectures and counties, but after the Bishan War, there were few westward tending people, and the ravines between the city fortresses were guarded and the passage was difficult, and it was even more difficult to find out the news." ”

Li Tai didn't say much when he heard this, and when he saw that these two people were not allowed to enter the door, he felt that at such a special moment, there was no need for He Batsheng to be so strict with the ban, although it was useless to meet a few old people, at least he could be comforted emotionally.

So he raised his hand and motioned for Li Yantou to enter the mansion and hand over his name post, while he stood here and waited with his two cousins.

But soon, Li Yantou also came out, shook his head at Li Tai and said, "The doorman is only grief-stricken and unwilling to go out to see outsiders. ”

When Li Tai heard this, he was also a little helpless, since this was the case, it was useless to stay, so he ordered Li Yantou to enter again to announce that he had been living in Chang'an recently, and He Basheng wanted to see him when he wanted to, so that someone could tell him.

He Batsheng couldn't see him here, and Li Tai was still a little worried about Gao Zhongmi, so he said goodbye to the two cousins and hurriedly returned to the official residence of the Taiwei.

Gao Zhongmi also returned home early, and was sitting by the small stove drinking by himself at this time, his eyes were a little red, and when he saw Li Taixing entering, he beckoned: "Apan, you come!" Have a few drinks with me. ”

"Is Uncle alright?"

Li Tai saw that Gao Zhongmi was also obviously in a bad mood, so he sat down and asked.

"What can it be? When my family was captured by Hou Jing, I was prepared for the worst in my heart. Now it's just a copy of the family, which is already a joy. ”

Gao Zhongmi took the wine glass and drank it all, and motioned to Li Tai to quickly pour the wine: "Let's get drunk this night, I will stop drinking after tomorrow, and I will raise the family in peace, and I look forward to seeing my family for a while!" ”

Li Tai thought that Gao Zhongmi would be even more depressed after learning the exact news of his family, but he didn't expect him to become optimistic.

But this is normal, whether people's circumstances are tragic or not, after all, we still have to compare. Although Gao Zhongmi is also miserable, compared with He Batsheng, he is lucky, at least there is a little hope, even if this hope is very slim.

Li Tai felt sorry for He Batsheng at this time, and he was also worried about the relatives who stayed in the Eastern Wei Dynasty, and the results were not good when he met Yuwentai today, and all kinds of miscellaneous things were entangled, so he also accompanied Gao Zhongmi to drink.

In the early morning, when the sky was slightly bright, Li Tai woke up as usual, shook his hangover and drowsy head, washed up a little and practiced martial arts in the morning light, and returned to the room with hot flashes to rest a little, and his mood was no longer as heavy as yesterday.

This was already the case with Hobatsheng, and Li Tai planned to visit again later to comfort him. The relatives of Dongzhou, there is no point in worrying now, it is best not to be implicated, even if they are persecuted, then work hard and strive to avenge them.

The real imminent problem in front of Li Tai at the moment is the change in Yu Wentai's attitude towards him.

The words of losing the mountain and gaining this Boshan were all said, which shows that Yuwentai did appreciate and show favor to him at the beginning. But then his attitude changed, and it was obvious that Li Tai had violated some of his taboos.

Thinking about it now, Li Tai suspects that he may have not expressed the attitude of eager attachment and allegiance to Daxingtai, which made Yu Wentai feel guilty.

Yuwentai can gain a foothold in Kansai and fight against Gao Huan, so he is naturally not a narrow-minded person.

But Li Tai's identity is not just a handsome young man with good talents, he is a member of the Li family in Longxi. As far as he knew, it seemed that there was not a single member of the Li clan in Longxi in the Yuwen Taiba Mansion.

If Li Tai was just a talented and inferior family anointing beam, it would be fine, but the ability he showed had surpassed his age, and in Yuwentai's opinion, it should already be worth facing up to and refuting, Li Tai's attitude was not sincere and eager enough, this was a problem.

Li Tai guessed that in Yu Wentai's eyes, he might already be a nasty person who was self-exalted and self-admiring.

Of course he felt a little wronged, but it couldn't be helped. Although Yuwentai is the overlord of the Western Wei Dynasty, it is impossible for Li Tai to give up his plan and cater to Yuwentai without a bottom line.

It is true that the current Yuwentai pinching him to death is similar to pinching an ant to death, but even if he is loyal to Yuwentai without reservation, in another ten or twenty years, he will only be a few bigger ants, even if he is lucky enough to get mixed up in the Northern Weekend period, he can only rush to send an edict to Yang Jian.

At present, the only way to do this is to let this misunderstanding continue to exist, seize the time to build and accumulate his own strength, if Yuwentai is more suspicious of him and moves seriously, it is a big deal to revise the bottom line.

While eating breakfast, he thought about it in his heart, and asked the cook to prepare a little fried shortbread pastry mixed with honey, which he was going to take to the Horbatsheng Mansion later.

As soon as the fast son was put down here, a doorman came to tell the envoy of the Prime Minister's Mansion to come to see him.

Li Tai panicked at first when he heard this, could it be that he had already seen that my Lu thief wanted to kill me?

He went back to his room and grabbed a sketch of the return cannon and put it in his sleeve before the messenger was introduced. As a last resort, he will not give away the sketches, and he has to keep the Bangtongzhou Palace and Changchun Palace!

The envoy came to the hall with a smile on his face, and Li Tai only relieved his mind when he saw this, and got up to greet the envoy to the table.

The envoy first read out Li Taixin's edict of knighthood, and then took out another gift, which turned out to be a small and exquisite golden seal.

"Yesterday, the prime minister gave the gold bottle, Li Sanqi thanked him, and the prime minister used the forbidden craftsman to melt the bottle and cast the seal, the depth of kindness and righteousness is enviable!"

Hearing the messenger say this, Li Tai also hurriedly thanked him with a touched face.

When the envoy was sent out, Li Taicai returned to the hall and played with the small gold seal, and the inscription on it was not his official title, but the eight small characters of the ancient seal of "good as flow, rich and not arrogant".

Li Tai looked at these words and was a little confused, is this pointing at me?

When Gao Zhongmi also got up to eat, he was stunned when he saw Li Tai holding the golden seal, and immediately laughed after asking the reason: "Ah Panqian said that you are clumsy in academics, and I only said that you are modest, but it turned out to be true." Aren't these eight words taken from the book of your ancestors' precepts? ”

Li Tai suddenly sweated profusely after hearing this, and asked a few more words cheekily to know that these eight words were quoted from his ancestor, Li Wei, the founding emperor of Xiliang, in the "Warrant Ring Zhuzi": From good is like going downstream, going to evil is like exploring soup, and those who are rich but not arrogant are also difficult.

Yu Wentai carved his family motto into a seal and gave it to him, which was also considered attentive, obviously because he felt that Li Tai still had the value of wooing, and if he didn't express his loyalty to Daxingtai, it would be a bit embarrassing.

Li Tai also felt another layer of flavor from this, there are many Li clans in Longxi, and Li Tai is only one of them. Yuwentai gave him this golden seal, does it mean that as long as he follows Daxingtai and works hard, he will support him to be the head of the entire family?

If that's the case, then it's good, even if he can't become bigger and stronger in the future, whether Li Hu and his family can be Longxi Li or not, he has the final say!

This one, I really have to say that I love Daxingtai! With this golden seal, Li Tai can't let Yuwentai be the queen, so he has to stay behind the second king.

Li Taixi diligently put away the golden seal, and made up his mind that he would have to match Yuwen Hu at some point in the future, and just as the servant had also prepared the crispy fruit snack, he put it in the food box and went out to Hebatsheng's mansion.