After breakfast in the imperial city, in line with the principle of caution, Li Tai did not linger long, and after saying goodbye to Li Mu, he left briskly under the still admiring gaze of others.

After leaving the imperial city, Li Tai didn't have anything important for the time being, so he simply went to visit his cousin Cui's house nearby, and by the way, he inquired about the personnel dynamics in the DPRK and the Central People's Republic of China in recent days.

It was also a coincidence that Li Tai was in a hurry, and when he came, his cousin Cui Qian was sorting out some gifts and preparing to go out with his house slaves.

"Therefore, the Taishi Winter Festival Day is coming again, since it is in Beijing, I always have to express it."

Cui Qian welcomed Li Tai into the hall and pointed to the gifts and explained.

Unlike the Han people, the custom of sacrificing the spirits of the ancestors only requires the participation of family members, and the Xianbei ritual is that outsiders can also participate, and sometimes it is accompanied by some spiritualist and psychic rituals. Of course, if outsiders don't participate, it is also according to their own hearts, and there is no difference between Hu and Han when people go to tea and cool people.

Li Tai was sent to northern Shaanxi to drink wind before he had time for the Chinese New Year last year, and the relationship with the brothers of the Heba family was a little stiff, so he had no chance to participate, and only sent a letter to his family to make up a generous gift.

Because of his cousin's reminder, he suddenly realized that another year had passed, and He Batsheng's smiling face appeared in his mind again, although it was not as sad as it was at that time, but it was inevitably sad.

"I'm fine, so I'll go with my cousin."

Don't look at the face of the monk and look at the face of the Buddha, although he doesn't like He Batyue's two sons, but he can't ignore He Batsheng's affection, so he hurriedly spoke.

He had just met Daxingtai and didn't have time to prepare gifts, so Cui Qian simply asked his family to prepare another one, and took advantage of the gap to chat with Li Tai about some current affairs.

Cui Qian's official residence is the official book of the capital, and he is in charge of military criminal litigation, so he knows a lot about the rise and fall of the power of military generals in the current situation. Although he will not fully disclose the confidential and important matters in the ministry, he can only summarize the rules of rewards and punishments before and after the reading, which can also make Li Tai feel a lot.

After the end of this year's big parade, the Guanzhong heroes were promoted and placed in large numbers to the position of middle and lower-level military attachés, which is not news, but this trend is more obvious.

In addition to the Guanzhong area, there are also more and more powerful names in Longyou Hexi that appear in the military documents of the Taiwan government. This means that the Haoqiang of Longbian is also gradually entering the vision of the hegemony and accepting the rule of the hegemony.

The hegemony within the Western Wei regime and at the same time the mountains and mountains can be described as intricate, and the evolution of any personnel and the development of the situation is not an independent event, but will be inextricably linked to many aspects.

Take the previous incident in Guazhou as an example, on the surface, it seems that Shen Hui led dozens of horsemen, contacted local heroes and powers through words, and successfully solved a force that divided one side. However, the essence of the success of this matter lies in the demonstration of the public opinion base accumulated by the tyrant over the years.

Like the northern Shaanxi region where the hegemon's public opinion foundation is weak, when Li Tai's strength is not enough, he was chased by Ji Hu, and only when he subdued the thorn head, the withered Yin Liu clan and other Hu tribes will come to attach him one after another.

Of course, this kind of obedience and dependence of Longbian will not appear out of thin air, and the one who has made the greatest contribution to this is naturally Dugu Xin, who represents the Bafu town guarding Longyou, which also means that Dugu Xin has more and more regional resources that can be mobilized, and his power is more solid and strong.

The greater the power, the louder the volume, in the thirteenth year of the Great Unification Hou Jing openly betrayed the Eastern Wei Dynasty and made a difference, it should be the period when Dugu Xin's power in the Western Wei Dynasty was the most majestic and the most transcendent status.

Li Tai was also looking forward to the upcoming highlight moment of his father-in-law's life, looking forward to being able to share some of his capital, and suddenly remembered and asked Cui Qian: "Therefore, on the day of the Taishi's sacrifice, the female son of the household should also enter Beijing, right?" ”

"That's right, but it's unknown."

Cui Qian replied casually after hearing this, but after a while, he tasted a little unusual, so he looked at Li Tai in a little surprise.

Li Tai laughed twice to cover up the past, when he asked for an official in front of Yuwentai before, he also said that he was very greedy for his daughter, but now it is not good to tell others directly that he has already secretly crossed Chen Cang, at least he has to wait until the official arrives.

Cui's house slaves are also very neat, and it didn't take long to pack up the gift goods, and Li Tai asked for a gift list to put away, and prepared to supply it to his cousin's house later. He now has a big family, but he doesn't have to take advantage of others.

When the two of them arrived at the former residence of Ho Batsheng, although there were also a few visitors, it was definitely not lively. After the mutiny in the six towns, the Heba family can be said to be the well-deserved leader of Wuchuan Town, and the prestige of the six towns is the highest, but now that the times have changed, the people of the previous generation are no longer there, and none of the descendants can afford to hold up the court, and it is normal to be deserted.

In the palace, it was He Bawei who was responsible for receiving guests, and as for He Ba Jing, who was the heir of He Batsheng, he had not yet been removed from his clothes and was still living in the funeral tent. Although he was a little unpleasant with each other before, He Bawei was quite polite to Li Tai, and he could do a thorough job of etiquette on his face.

Li Tai had nothing to say to He Bawei, and after a few words of patient greeting, he learned that his Miaoyin lady would arrive in Chang'an in two days, and he was about to get up and say goodbye.

But before he could stand up and say goodbye, there was a commotion outside the door, and before he could spin around, a slave of the Hebal clan entered the hall like a whirlwind, whispering to Hebawei.

After listening to this, He Bawei's eyes suddenly lit up, and he stood up from the seat and walked a few steps before he realized that something was wrong, and suddenly turned to Cui Qian and Li Tai and said, "Distinguished guests come to the door, no time to entertain, forgive me." ”

After saying this, he didn't care about the reaction of the two, and turned around and walked out of the hall again.

Of course, the two people who were directly hung on the spot were a little uncomfortable, although Li Tai was planning to leave, and at this time he couldn't help but be angry: "Cousin, let's go and see what kind of distinguished guest it is?" ”

Cui Qian was not as imposing as Li Tai, but it was impossible for him to walk out of the side door by himself, so he stood up and walked with Li Tai to the front hall of the mansion.

At this time, the front courtyard of the mansion was chaotic, and at least nearly a hundred people poured in one after another, except for seven or eight visitors, the rest were all attendant guards. Li Tai took a look at the one who was surrounded by the middle of the group, and his heart suddenly became happy, and his feelings were fucking real guests, it turned out to be Zhao Gui's visit.

Zhao Gui also quickly discovered Li Tai, his gaze first subconsciously moved away, but he didn't seem to want to show it too obviously and turned back, and after glancing at Li Tai from a distance, he ignored him expressionlessly.

Of course, Li Tai didn't bother to talk to Zhao Gui, and was about to leave with his cousin, but a person who came with Zhao Gui pointed at him and said with a smile: "Isn't this Taifu Li Cheng?" Since you meet here, why are you in a hurry to leave, you might as well stay here for a while! ”

There was a gimmick in this tone, accompanied by a few harsh sneers, Li Tai's steps that had been taken suddenly fell, and then he turned around and went straight to Zhao Guixing, who was surrounded by the crowd.

"What are you going to do?"

"Don't be rude!"

Most of the people around Zhao Gui were the powerful Wuchuan army leaders, but they would not be afraid of Li Tai who was coming violently, and they each glared at Li Tai and scolded Li Tai in a deep voice.

Li Tai listened to Zhang Yu, hugged his fist and arched his hand to Zhao Gui, who was standing behind everyone with his hands in his hand, and said with a smile: "Zhongshan Gong, don't come without ...... Uh, no, it should be congratulations to Zhongshan Gong for not dying. A few days ago, I was shocked to hear that the public was suffering from a serious illness, and I also felt deeply guilty, fearing that the public's illness was caused by the previous White Water Drama Season. Now I see that Zhongshan Gong is as healthy as ever, which makes me feel relieved! ”

When Zhao Gui heard this, his face suddenly darkened, and the fellow travelers around him couldn't help but scold. Cui Qian had already summoned the house slaves who were waiting outside, and the people on both sides pushed and scolded in this area, and they were about to fight.

"Stop, step down! When this is your respective courtyard and barracks? ”

Zhao Gui suddenly shouted angrily, the momentum was not weak, and the surrounding crowd did not dare to make any more noise, so he looked at Li Tai again, and said coldly: "Today, I am gathering here with the masses to discuss the matter of the official sacrifice ceremony of the late Taifu Wuzhuang. ”

The implication is that we have a fellow villager meeting here to discuss the grave of the old boss, and you idler get out of the way.

Next to him, He Bawei also hurriedly stepped forward, put away his previous polite smile, and said indifferently to Li Tai: "Li Zhi, I will not send it far away." ”

Li Tai didn't say anything to go back, but it didn't mean much, and it was just disgusting that Zhao Gui didn't let himself be depressed, so he turned around and prepared to leave.

But Zhao Gui called him again, put on a smile and said: "Baishui drama, Li is indeed terrifying for you, but after all, it is just a drama, I will not take it to heart." It's a pity that I have a shallow relationship with you, and I'm afraid it's difficult to invite, but if you're willing to come to help, I will definitely be grateful! ”

Not to mention how much this remark really hurt Li Tai, seeing Zhao Gui's triumphant face, Li Tai was angry, but there was nothing to be done, after all, this one really made him pretend.

At this moment, another panting voice sounded outside the door: "Boshan, Li Boshan!" You left early, but you are tired of me looking for it, so quickly follow me into the palace to thank you for your new duties. The Lord is so loving to you, and I will temporarily add you to reuse it when the year is approaching! ”

As he spoke, Li Mu had already walked in from outside the door, and after glancing at the situation, he stood beside Li Tai and said in a deep voice: "What's the matter?" ”

Li Tai shook his head and said that it was okay, and then looked at Li Mufa expectantly and asked, "Does Duke Wu'an know what new ministry the Lord will give me?" ”