On the avenue in the east of Chang'an City, there has been an endless stream of cars and horses entering Beijing for several days, which seems to be more lively than in the city.

Li Tai was wearing a new brocade robe, and the straight lines of the robe reflected the figure more upright and majestic, and he was a little lazy leaning on a withered willow on the high post on the left side of the road, and the guards around him were wearing the hakama pleated military uniforms of the forbidden army that they had just received, which attracted the frequent glances of the people who came and went, and did not dare to approach the nuisance.

Looking at the crowds of people who kept passing under Gao Gang, Li Tai calculated in his heart that in the more than an hour he had been here, there would be at least four or five thousand people in the past, but he didn't expect that Chang'an, as the capital of a puppet regime, would be able to gather so many people by the end of the year.

If you set up a tea shop at the intersection and sell some buttermilk wine and even haggis noodle soup, how much money will you make on this day?

Not all of the people who entered the city were officials, and there were also people in the suburbs of Beijing who visited relatives and friends, or entered the city to buy and sell goods. This is naturally a good phenomenon, which means that the people's livelihood in Guanzhong has been restored to a great extent.

However, seeing that most of the travelers marched in groups and carried swords, sticks and weapons, it can be seen that the security situation is still worrying. It must be known that there were still many bee thieves around Chang'an in the early Sui Dynasty, Li Tai was a little strange about this, but he felt that these bandits were a little too bold, and he was really not afraid of a big purge around Chang'an?

But just a few days after serving as the general of Wuwei, he understood the way inside, the bandits who were active around Chang'an, a considerable part of them were related to the city guards and even the forbidden army stationed around, and some of the forbidden soldiers were not on duty when they were not on guard, so they simply made a cameo appearance as the bandits, quite like the Sui Dynasty general Mai Tiecane was a thief during the day and at night.

Li Tai knew that he, the general of the Wuwei, was only a temporary arrangement, and it was impossible for him to serve in the Suwei system for a long time, so although he was a little unhappy with the military discipline of the forbidden army, he didn't bother to pay attention to it. What's more, the internal personnel relations of the forbidden army are complicated, and how can he sort it out in a short period of time with a newcomer.

So after taking office, he just went to the forbidden army camp to sign in, and by the way, he arranged some grassroots commanders of the forbidden army for his own subordinates, and received an empty salary to earn some extra money for the New Year, and even some slave soldiers assigned by the forbidden army did not accept it, worried that his own tribe's atmosphere would be corrupted by the loose style of the forbidden army.

The time gradually reached noon, there was a team of dozens of people pulling felt tents and other things out of the city, the house slaves wandered around but did not find a vacant place where they could set up tents, only the high post occupied by Li Tai and his party was somewhat conspicuous.

But when I saw those sergeants wearing forbidden military uniforms, several house slaves did not dare to step forward, although there was no shortage of powerful families in Chang'an, but the Liufang Forbidden Army was a well-deserved tyrant in Chang'an, if they were provoked, it would bring endless trouble to the master's family.

The house slaves could only report to the master in the team, and the master was not vulgar and was not frightened by the name of the forbidden army, but rode forward and planned to negotiate in person, but when he walked to the high post and saw Li Tai standing above, his face suddenly changed, and he turned the horse's head and was about to leave.

Li Tai stood on the high post and had a full view of this, and raised his hand to signal two followers to go downhill to attract people. Not long after, He Bawei, who had a sneering face, was led up, and there were still a few zhang away, so he hurriedly turned over and dismounted and bowed to Li Tai and said: "Li Sanqi, no, Boshan, hello." I was going to go to He for promotion one day, but I didn't expect to meet outside the city today, Boshan, you are also here to welcome relatives and friends who have entered Beijing? ”

Li Tai shook his head after hearing this, pointed to the surroundings and said, "I have newly received the ministry of the Praetorian Guard, and I have come to observe and collect wind outside the city. Qing Shui Gong, you came here to welcome relatives and friends, you might as well set up a tent here and wait. ”

His attitude was not salty, and he was already a little unhappy with He Bawei in his heart, obviously today was the big day for his wife to enter Beijing, but He Bawei, the nominal cousin, did not leave the city until noon, almost leaving people without a tent to rest. If it weren't for the fact that it was inconvenient to expose his relationship with Miaoyin's lady now, Li Taicai would not give this guy a good look.

He Bawei really didn't want to stay with Li Tai, but even if there was some idle land near the left, there were many potholes in the rugged area, which was really not suitable for setting up a tent, so he could only nod his head and agree: "That is the case, then thank you Boshan." Today's people are not strangers to you, but the daughter-in-law of Hanoi's step-uncle who is filial piety, Boshan, if you have nothing else to do, can you stay here to welcome you? ”

Isn't this nonsense, if Lao Tzu didn't pick up his daughter-in-law, the idle egg would have to go out of the city early in the morning to occupy a place here?

Seeing that He Bawei was still interested and took the initiative to invite, Li Tai's face improved a little, and he raised his hand to signal his entourage to help set up the tent on this slope. The place he chose had a good view, with a panoramic view of the east and west, and only needed to block the cold wind from Weishui in the north, and the sunlight was not cold. If it weren't for a new set of forbidden army skins, this land king wouldn't be able to occupy it.

The two retinues started together, and the tent was quickly set up, He Bawei first invited Li Taili into the tent and sat down, and then he bowed to Li Taichang, and said not without shame: "I have been offended in the past, today I want to solemnly apologize to you Boshan, and I beg you to forgive me for seeing the affection and tolerance of my deceased uncle." ”

The two brothers have offended themselves a lot of times, and He Bawei bowed his head and apologized, and Li Tai didn't know what he was talking about for a while. But their brother's energy is like this, at most, they add to their own blockage, and the actual trouble and loss are nothing.

Li Tai thought about it for a while before he sighed: "Whether or not the relationship is a deed depends on fate after all. I have the courage to climb high, and I have forgotten the old master, and I have been able to gain a foothold in Kansai thanks to the care and care of the master, so I have a long-term friendship and hope for harmony with the two of you in my heart. But after all, they are just incompatible with each other, and they don't need to be reluctant even if they are shallow.

Knowing that it is not easy for the two to maintain their family reputation, and it is difficult for their ambition to be fully displayed, it is bound to rely on Zhongshan Gong and other township elders to bring together the old feelings, so it is inevitable that they will succumb to make some choices against their will. I and the Duke of Zhongshan have their own grievances that are difficult to eliminate, as long as you two are not involved in this matter, even if they are not affectionate to each other, they can be safe. ”

The status of these brothers has its own unusual significance in the Western Wei Dynasty, but to put it bluntly, it is actually the same thing. It's not that they haven't mobilized their old friendships to embarrass themselves, but the actual results have been so-so.

Li Tai may not dare to kill them directly, but it is very simple to make them uncomfortable, but this is not necessary, there is really no grudge between each other, it is nothing more than some unpleasant collision of spirits, not to mention that there is also a face of He Batsheng, and it is a comfortable way to get along with each other and stay away from each other and make less contacts.

He Bawei was silent for a moment after listening to Li Tai's words, and only sighed at the end.

Li Tai happened to tell the entanglement in his heart, and said in his heart, their brothers really wanted to have a good relationship with Li Tai after seeing his current position, but Li Tai and Zhao Gui were incompatible.

Although it is said that the gap between them can be erased by age, Zhao Gui still has a series of Wuchuan Township Party behind him, which the Heba brothers can't bear to give up, and this is also the most precious legacy left to them by their fathers.

There may be a way to navigate between the two of them, but it is not something that their brothers are intellectually capable of. So they can really only get along with each other without saltiness, not to talk about evil, but not to be friendly.

The atmosphere in the tent was a little dull, Li Tai didn't want to be ruined and was about to see the lady's cheerful mood, so he simply got up and walked out of the tent, and met a general who had already hurried over, looked at Li Tai and said: "Ah Lang, here, here!" Hanoi Public Family ......"

Li Tai waved his hand to stop his shouting, and he strode to a higher place, and after standing still, he raised his hand to cover his eyebrows and looked east, and saw a force of thousands of men and horses coming towards him. Although he knew that his father-in-law's family was wealthy, he couldn't help but be surprised when he saw this battle: "Is this team? ”

After hearing this, the family general nodded again and again, and at the same time, the pathfinder in front of the team had also arrived here, shouting loudly: "Langya's family can be waiting here?" ”

After receiving the blessing from the house slave, He Bawei walked out, greeted Li Tai, and then got on his horse and rushed downhill. Li Tai was not to be left behind, and galloped down the high post together, and drove away towards the mighty team.

When the team approached, he found that most of the teams were sturdy soldiers, and there were at least more than 2,000 people between the ranks, so he couldn't help but have doubts in his heart. But if it is to attack Chang'an City, 2,000 men and horses are a bit less.

He was still puzzled here, and there were already Dugu clan generals in the opposite team who recognized him, and hurriedly rode out of the team, and greeted him from a distance: "Governor Li, I was ordered to escort the eldest lady into Beijing, and the governor of Lao Dadu came from afar to greet him." ”

Li Tai greeted the other party first, and then raised his hand and pointed to the size of the team: "This battle is a bit exaggerated, right?" There are so many strong men left in the household? ”

"The governor of the capital misunderstood, most of the strong men in the household chased from the west of the lord to Longbian, and there were only 100 people who stayed at home. These horses are the Marquis of Wuping, who was called to enter the DPRK through Huazhou, and coincided with the eldest lady who would also set off, so they went to Beijing together. ”

Hearing the family's explanation with a smile, Li Tai understood, but hurriedly looked at the team and said expectantly: "Wu Pinghou is also in the team?" ”

Before he finished speaking, a middle-aged man with good martial arts in the team had already chased after several guards, looked at Li Tai from a distance and said with a smile: "A certain Shi Ning, I have heard a lot about Li Cheng's reputation before, and today I saw that he was really handsome, no wonder ......"

"The younger generation is the one who has admired you for a long time, and you have been tired on the way, thank you so much......"

Li Tai didn't dare to hold it up, so he hurriedly turned over and dismounted, and stood on the side of the road to salute Shi Ning.

Shi Ning was not arrogant, and he also dismounted before and after he approached, and he couldn't help but look Li Tai up and down, and he couldn't help but sigh in his mouth, obviously he already knew the relationship between Li Tai and Dugu Xin, so he wanted to carefully observe how this kid could enter Dugu Xin's eyes.

Although this kind of look is a little reckless, Li Tai is not dissatisfied. Shi Ning is also one of He Batsheng's old departments, and Dugu Xin has a very close relationship, previously served as the assassin of Dongyi Prefecture, located at the forefront of the confrontation between the East and West Wei, because he did not dare to leave the town without permission, so he was unable to return to mourn when He Batsheng died before, and Li Tai also saw Shi Ning for the first time.

It wasn't until He Bawei rushed over that Shi Ning withdrew his gaze from Li Tai and exchanged a slight greeting to each other, which led them to the car in which Miaoyin Lady was riding in the team.

In the carriage at this time, although the Miaoyin lady in plain clothes was sitting on the brocade felt, the clothes belt between her fingers was already tightened, and the little maid next to her pitifully clutched the other end of the clothes belt, and said in a shy voice: "Lady, it's almost ripped off...... Otherwise, just lift the curtain and take a look? ”

When Miaoyin Niangzi heard this, her pretty face was very moved, but when she heard the greetings outside the car, she shook her head and sighed: "Li Lang's family is not a town soldier with simple rules, I will be in charge of the rules when I go to his house in the future, how can I be rude and break my own rules in front of others!" ”

At this time, Li Tai outside the car looked at the more than 2,000 large light bulbs brought by Shi Ning and was a little speechless, a couple who had gathered less and left more finally met in Chang'an, but they could not meet due to the cover of a layer of curtains, so they could only gather at the side of the car while Shi Ning and He Bawei arranged for the team to rest, and handed over the handstove cream and other things prepared in advance to the car.

Shi Ning's entry into Beijing this time was not just the Yuanyue Dynasty, he had already stepped down as the assassin of Dongyizhou, so he also brought back his subordinates. Because he has been out of state for a long time, there is no suitable place for people to arrange for a while. It is obviously not possible to go straight to Chang'an like this, no matter how corrupt the military discipline of the Liufang Forbidden Army is, it will be shameful, how can you casually let people be armed to petition.

He Bawei didn't expect that there were so many people in this group, and he didn't even prepare in advance for the place where the tent was set up, let alone settle Shi Ning's more than 2,000 people.

Before the change, Li Tai was also helpless, Chang'an was not Shang Yuan, and he had limited energy here.

But now the new general Wuwei has a place to use, he took out his order and instructed the generals to go to the military camp of the forbidden army near the left to quickly pack up a camp and come out, to ensure that these people and horses are arranged before dark, and let people return to Longshou Yuanzhuang to get a batch of wine and meat ingredients to send to them, and to entertain the soldiers who sent their daughter-in-law to Beijing.

Shi Ning was originally prepared for this, but seeing that Li Tai was so enthusiastic about the arrangement and indeed had such ability, he glanced at Miaoyin's car again, and smiled at this enthusiasm. With his relationship with Dugu Xin, he is well deserved.

When the Miaoyin lady in the car learned that Li Tai was going to entertain so many people for food and lodging, she was a little moved in her heart to take care of her face, but she quickly frowned again: "Uncle Shi accepted it like this, it's really a bit too much." Even if he doesn't go with me, he still wants to go to Beijing.

Li Lang is not like these older officials who have accumulated savings, and every bit of expenditure beyond his duty is a famine in the coming year, and he must make up for it when he enters Beijing in a few days! In previous years, it was just a matter of what happened, but now with me taking care of it, the things in the house can't be short, and you don't have to ask where you are going! ”