Yu Jin and his entourage also traveled day and night, arriving in Longshang in early June, but they did not go straight to Tianshui, but stopped in Shuiluocheng on the way, and went to Tianshui to invite Dugu Xin to come here to meet.

In the city of Qinzhou Prefecture, Dugu Xin has not appeared in public in front of people since he returned, but he has not been idle, but has taken advantage of this time to systematically understand what Li Tai did in the state during his westward expedition.

It doesn't matter if he doesn't understand this, when he learned about the changes in the situation in the state now, his heart was suddenly shocked.

Dugu Xinjiu Zhenlongyou, so he also knows better how stubborn and rebellious the powerful Hu chiefs on this side are, he has been in the town for a few years, but the township power that can really be controlled is still very limited, I really didn't expect Li Tai to be able to break into the township order in such a short period of time, and has already enveloped a considerable number of domestic heroes in his hands.

Especially when he heard Li Tai talk about a series of plans such as Sifang City, Dugu Xin was even more pleasantly surprised.

When he was still on the front line before, he had seriously thought about how to digest and use the results of the battle in Liangzhou, and he learned about the theft of his house before he had a rough plan in his heart, and he completely left the relevant things behind in a panic, but he didn't want Li Tai to have a complete plan here, and he had already started to implement it.

"I can get Boshan's help, it's really like a goose riding the wind and a fish entering the abyss!"

Duguxin is extremely satisfied with Li Tai's concept, in addition to directly increasing income and regulating the order of the countryside, the construction of Sifang City can also effectively strengthen Qinzhou's central position in Longyou, making Tianshui more established as its economic center in Longyou, and more convenient to gather personnel and materials here.

Li Tai didn't care much about this, not because of the difference in status with Dugu Xin, so he couldn't see this level, but because he knew that it was very unlikely that Dugu Xin could maintain his Longyou position for a long time.

As for the current matter, it is clear that Duguxin has gained some advantages with his own help, but he is still afraid to fight with Yu Wentai. After the death of Gao Huan of the Eastern Wei Dynasty, the major changes in the external environment were an excellent opportunity for the Western Wei Dynasty to obtain increments, and the people's hearts and material resources would be more concentrated in the hands of Yuwentai, and Dugu Xin would have no opportunity and possibility to confront him.

Therefore, the effect that Sifang City can strengthen Qinzhou's control over the entire Longyou is actually of little significance to Dugu Xin, and the time that can be enjoyed is very limited, and it is destined to be bequeathed to the successors, and this is also one of the reasons why Sifang City can continue to exist and operate normally.

After this period of getting along, Weng and his son-in-law have deepened their understanding of each other.

Dugu Xin has seen more and more Li Tai's ability, which has far exceeded the level of an excellent junior, but is a good helper who can really work with him and take charge alone, and even he is quite inferior in some places, and he is doubly appreciative and valued in his heart.

As for Li Tai, he is more and more optimistic about the confrontation between Duguxin and Yuwentai, regardless of power or means, Yuwentai is the first person in Wuchuan. He wants to use Duguxin's power to ascend to the position in advance and go public through backdoor, but the difficulty is not ordinary, and he still has to develop his own power step by step to be the most secure.

It was precisely out of his value and trust in Li Tai that when Yu Jin's messenger arrived at the state capital from Shuiluocheng, Duguxin weighed it again and again, and decided to go to Shuiluocheng to talk and negotiate with Yu Jin, leaving Li Tai in the base camp.

In this way, even if Yu Jin is not honest and directly attacks Dugu Xin in Shuiluo City, Qinzhou will not be leaderless and chaotic.

If he was in a hurry to return to the town before, he was more or less a little bit trusting Li Tai's ability or morality, then now letting Li Tai stay behind is really taking him as his heir to the throne at the current stage.

Li Tai is also quite moved by this, although most of the time he has no sense of identity with Yuwentai, the hegemonic regime with the Xianbei people as the main body, and always thinks about subverting the regime and replacing it in his mind, and often starts from the perspective of pros and cons to people and things, but it does not mean that he does not have his own feelings, and he also has the same emotions for those who are really close to him, trust him and help him.

Therefore, when Dugu Xin went to Shuiluo City, Li Tai also personally led the Xiangqu troops to the north, straight into the territory of North Qinzhou, stationed along the first line of the western foot of Longshan Mountain, and stood for Dugu Xin, the old man who negotiated in front.

Different from the vigorous momentum of Qinzhou, Yu Jin and his entourage were relatively much smaller, and there were not many people in Long, and they even withdrew part of the garrison of Shuiluocheng to Pingliang, putting on a frank posture of not fortifying.

But no matter what the posture is, it is inevitable that the loss will be made, after all, this incident was caused by the Taiwan government's immoral attempt to steal the house. Therefore, Yu Jin also lowered his posture and went straight out of Shuiluo City a few miles away to wait to greet Dugu Xin, which seemed to be a harmonious companion into the city.

Li Tai led the crowd to wait outside for two days, and it was not until the morning of the third day that Dugu Xin came south to meet under the guard of his own soldiers and returned to Qinzhou together.

Li Tai was naturally curious about what kind of result Dugu Xin had reached in his negotiation with Yu Jin, but Dugu Xin was reluctant to say more, he was silent all the way, and occasionally looked at him with a rather complicated meaning, which made Li Tai secretly a little furious in his heart.

This time, Dugu Xin did not stay outside the city, but returned to the state city directly surrounded by people and horses, and the reaction to the people in the state capital was also very cold, and after entering the city, only Li Tai and a few cronies were left in the hall to discuss matters.

"The Duke of Huashan is going to return to Beijing, and Wang Tianen will take over the matter."

After everyone present sat down, Dugu Xin threw out an important news first.

After hearing this, everyone's reactions were different, and Li Tai was also stunned when he heard this, but he didn't expect the Taiwan government to take Hezhou, the bridge connecting Qinzhou and Liangzhou, away and take it away.

Although Yang Kuan is not a Dugu Xin family, he is sleek and sophisticated, and he will never have any head-on conflict with Dugu Xin. Therefore, if he was in the town, he would not set up any obstacles to the interaction between Qinzhou and Liangzhou.

The overlord did not do anything wrong, and directly arranged for someone who did not deal with Duguxin to serve as the assassin of Hezhou, but arranged Wang De, a fellow of Wuchuan. Wang De's position has always been inferior to Dugu Xin, and it will not constitute a direct power tilt, but it is too undignified to steal the family this time, and it is difficult for each other to release this knot.

But no matter what, with Wang De serving as the assassin of Hezhou, the situation in which Dugu Xin will control Longyou as a whole does not exist. If there is any positive change, it is that Wang De, a military general, served as the assassin of Hezhou, and he is indeed more reassuring than Yang Kuan in terms of military defense, after all, Hezhou itself is adjacent to Tuyuhun, and the border pressure is still not small.

Then, Dugu Xin instructed Huangfu Mu and other government officials to prepare to go to Liangzhou, and at the same time cooperate with Shi Ning to rectify state affairs, he should also include 5,000 households of Liangzhou scholars to migrate to Guanzhong and settle down.

When Li Tai heard this, he sighed secretly in his heart, the overlord really didn't want Longyou to develop steadily.

Although he had also discussed with Han Bao before about recruiting people from the border areas to enter the core of Gyeonggi, what he said was still recommending the relatively peaceful way of conscription, if it was a blood transfusion, then the Bafu forced the relocation of the people to directly cut off the local flesh and blood to strengthen the center.

Although the Northern Wei tradition also had the old custom of migrating from the newly occupied areas, such as the Pingliang and Pingqi households, this was only done when the state authority had not yet been fully established in the occupied areas and the administrative capacity was insufficient.

Liangzhou did not belong to the newly occupied territory, and Yuwen Zhonghe's rebellion was only a temporary turmoil, so a large number of people were forcibly relocated out of the country, brutally seized the local vitality, destroyed the local order, and only completely threw the ruling pressure to the locality.

The two in a row were not good news, and the atmosphere in the hall became a little depressing.

Dugu Xin opened his mouth again, but he didn't continue, after a short pause, he retreated from the others, and left Li Tai behind, and then said to him again: "The Taiwan government wants to add me to the big Sima, and the little boy in the household has to be sealed, but I didn't promise it, I need to wait for the army to maneuver, expand the general statement of this merit, and then listen to the imperial court's award." ”

"And rightfully so!"

Li Tai nodded after hearing this, Dugu Xin's pacification of Liangzhou is indeed meritorious, and it is the proper meaning of adding officials to the knighthood, how can it be used as a bargaining chip for the bottom of the table. Without the imperial court stating the merits, how can they take this opportunity to recommend this talent to the imperial court as a meritorious person, so as to expand their own influence.

"But what I planned before, Boshan, you can do Weizhou affairs, but it is impossible."

Dugu Xin then said, and Li Tai's brows suddenly furrowed after listening, not because he couldn't do the history of Weizhou Thorn, the key is that he hasn't heard any good news in the past half a day, what did you talk about when you went to Shuiluocheng for more than two days?

Dugu Xin didn't notice the change in Li Tai's expression, but sighed suddenly, looked at Li Tai and said in a deep voice: "Although I am reluctant, after all, I have to say that General Yu relayed the intention of Daxingtai and summoned you to return to the house is very strong, and I can't say anything, so I can only respond." ”

Li Tai stood up from the seat when he heard this, and only after feeling out of shape did he sit back again, but said with a look of embarrassment: "There is no turning point in this matter?" ”

Dugu Xin saw him like this, but he laughed: "You have been soliciting a few times before, but you are unwilling to follow, but now you are unwilling to leave, is it difficult to see the charming scenery of this country?" ”

Li Tai was a little speechless when he heard this, he was reluctant to come over before because the affairs of northern Shaanxi were just on the right track, and now there are all things to be done here in Longyou, but he wants to take himself away, who can be happy with this!

"Boshan has warned me a few times before, and I am also deeply grateful for it. After this twist and turn, I feel that the world outside Longwai is vast. Therefore, according to your preface, I plan to introduce Longbian talents into the court, but I also need a leader to lead them to establish a foothold in Guanzhong, and only Boshan is the natural choice for this matter. ”

Dugu Xin looked at Li Tai Zhengse again and said: "When Daxingtai is eager to summon you to return to the house, I will take advantage of the merit and greed for power, and ask for the position of riding and opening the house for you, and after attracting the people to return to the court, I will award it on the same day!" ”

Li Tai had not yet sat down at the table, and after hearing this, he couldn't help but be shocked, and his legs stood up again like a bullet yellow, and asked in disbelief: "Ride?" Kaifu? I? ”

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Dugu Xin saw his surprised look, so he smiled and focused his head, and said proudly: "Your father-in-law's power may not help you to become a minister, but as long as your talent and deeds are worthwhile, there is no reason to be trapped in seniority and be inferior to others!" ”