Looking at Liu Ping's grateful look, Li Tai felt more and more that it was really cool to use the resources of the overlord to buy people's hearts for himself.

Although the personnel situation here in northern Shaanxi is also managed from scratch, the support given by the Bafu behind the scenes is also indispensable, especially when his power is not considerable, without the deterrence provided by the backer of the Bafu, it is difficult to implement some of his plans smoothly.

In addition to Liu Ping, Li Tai appointed Li Yantou as the governor of the defense city, and was in charge of the military affairs of the defense city when he was not there.

Although he has many subordinates now, when it comes to the most loyal henchmen, it is naturally these family members who have followed him all the way from Hebei.

Like Li Zhusheng and other slightly older people, their physical energy is gradually not enough to support them to follow Li Tai around, so they stay in the township to take care of the industry, and Li Yantou and other young people with strong hearts are his most assured helpers.

Mao Shijian, Cui Yansheng and other old subordinates who have never left him, and Li Tai has also arranged them to serve in the state capital, which all belong to his core team and henchmen.

With the announcement of various personnel appointments, all the subordinates involved came forward to thank them with a smile.

And Liu Kuzhen, the Lishihu chief who was also present in the hall, gradually became a little undecided, and kept making some small moves in the banquet to try to attract Li Tai's attention, but until all the personnel appointments were announced, Liu Kuzhen still did not hear his name, and his expression suddenly became depressed and lonely.

But soon he got uplifted again, got up and entered the hall, and bowed deeply to Li Tai, who was sitting upright: "Before, the lord turned to another country, and the servants looked around with open eyes, and did not see my lord, and his heart was sad and unbearable, and he often couldn't cry. Praying all day long, the lord finally returned, and the servant dared to ask the lord to allow the servant to dig a cave statue for the lord on the wall of Nanshan, and when the master and servant were separated again, the servant lived in the cave for a long time to dispel the feelings of missing the lord! ”

The people who had just been rewarded for saying these words felt very numb, but Liu Kuzhen's tone was very sincere, and when he talked about his thoughts about the lord before, there were tears flashing in his eyes.

"But let the two hearts know each other, live up to each other, and have no fear of each other, and the love is always long. There's no need to dig a cave and make a statue, but I have another important thing to do here that I need to rely on your talents. ”

Li Tai looked at Liu Kuzhen in the hall and said with a smile, but before the words fell, he heard Liu Kuzhen slamming his head on the ground.

"What kind of sin did the servant commit that made the lord so alienated...... The flesh and bones of the servant, which part is not the protection of the lord? It is the greatest honor of the servant to be driven by the lord, and the lord actually said that he borrowed, it must have been a big mistake made by the servant in ignorance, so that he was not accommodated by the lord under the door......"

Liu Kuzhen kept kowtowing, and wailed in his mouth, as if he was mourning.

Li Tai looked at this guy's bottomless sycophancy, and for a while he was a little suspicious that his plan was not feasible, put this guy back to Xihe, could he really lead his subordinates to effectively harass the Eastern Wei?

However, he also knew that in addition to the appearance of being greedy for life and afraid of death, Liu Kuzhen was also a little ruthless when he was about to do something, and he had no psychological burden to betray his parents and clan at a critical moment, and he was by no means a waste who only knew how to wag his tail and beg for mercy.

He first slapped the table in front of him heavily, Liu Kuzhen's body trembled when he heard this loud noise, and then he was silent, and he didn't dare to howl and cry anymore, but the pitiful Baba paused on the ground and whispered: "What does the lord command, the servant will never give up!" ”

"It is really gratifying that you can have such a heart, and it is in vain for me to tell Daxingtai about your deeds in the country. After hearing about it, Daxingtai also said that I must praise you heavily. ”

Li Tai said with a smile again, and Liu Kuzhen became energetic again after hearing this, and directly said: "The servant doesn't know who the Daxingtai is, as long as it is not the favor of the lord, the rest of the favors of others are not counted!" ”

Suddenly, Li Tai actually seemed to see his own shadow from this guy, and subconsciously wanted to draw a knife on this guy's neck and ask if he also wanted to be a Lu?

Putting aside this vigilance, Li Tai also had to admit that these words sounded really enjoyable, no wonder the boss was often coaxed by himself to be very happy.

But he still straightened his face and reprimanded: "Hugh is talking nonsense! Daxingtai is the pillar of the country, I also rely on its life, you don't know that it is despicable, remember not to waste words in front of others, so as not to be disrespectful and guilty! ”

Liu Kuzhen nodded hurriedly and honestly, and Li Taicai continued: "Although Daxingtai rewards you heavily, all I can do is to help you take over the old power of your father's clan, but being born like this and calling yourself a virtuous king is really a bit self-willing, but I can't give you the title of Yuzhi." You must have meritorious service to the country before I can ask the court for you to be crowned. ”

Jihuduo is a descendant of the Xiongnu, so he is also extremely obsessed with the official titles of the Xiongnu, and those who have a little strength will give themselves a title. For example, Liu Pingfu, who rebelled in this realm before, called himself Shan Yu.

But since he was called to play, this Liu Kuzhen's father only called Zuo Xianwang, and it was indeed not majestic enough, revealing a taste of wanting to boast but lacking confidence.

Liu Kuzhen heard that he was expected to be awarded the Shan Yu number, and his expression suddenly showed surprise, but he quickly shook his head like a rattle: "The servant knows that his talents are inferior and embarrassing, but he can only be listed under the lord's public account as a cronie and reward the title of governor, and he is already very lucky, although the name of Shan Yu is glorious, but it is dangerous, it is really not what I want......"

"The words of the previous work are still in my ears, but now I want to add the glory of your leaders but dare not bear it, is this honor more terrible to you than death?"

Li Tai first snorted coldly, and then said in a deep voice: "But when this matter comes to an end, there is no room for exhibitism, you can't, and I can't!" Making a living in troubled times, such as sailing in stormy waves, the mutual aiders must work together to get through, and if you make a little difference, the boat will be ruined! I have a lot of appreciation for you, that's why I extradite you on the ship, but if you have a different mind, you are not innocent if you drown in the middle of the way! ”

When Liu Kuzhen heard this, he also realized that Li Tai was informing him instead of discussing with him, and he had no room for bargaining at all, so he hurriedly said yes.

Li Tai saw that his attitude had become more correct, so he was about to break down the plan to extradite his subordinates from Shihu back to the Xihe area for resettlement.

After Liu Kuzhen listened, his face suddenly became apprehensive and tangled, and his mood suddenly became chaotic, and he didn't know whether to agree or refuse.

To be honest, if Xihe was still livable from the stone homeland, his father, King Zuoxian, would not have led the people of the tribe to travel everywhere. But then again, although Lishi was not safe, their clan finally escaped, and the danger in other places would only be greater, otherwise his father would not have led his clan to wander and finally die in this land west of the river.

Although Liu Kuzhen survived by luck, after being tempered by the world, he also deeply understood the truth of people leaving their hometowns, and his heart was full of a strong sense of crisis, so when facing Li Tai, a strongman who can decide his life and death with one word, he looked flattering and had no bottom line.

He is not a natural lowly bone, when the clan was at its peak, he was also a majestic young patriarch under one person, and now he has fallen into such a field, and he is also full of too much helplessness.

After a long while, he bowed his head again and said, "If the lord asks the servant, the servant really doesn't want to return, he just wants to live in this country." But if the lord needs the servant to be loyal and meritorious, the servant will go forward. The servant is loyal to the lord, but he has a monstrous hatred with the thief, and now he can seek power from the lord and take revenge on the former enemy, and he really shouldn't be cowardly and retreat. ”

When Li Tai heard him say this, a smile appeared on his face again, and he told the complete plan again.

On the other side of Suizhou is the Xihe County of the Eastern Wei Dynasty, Lishi is in its county border, this section of the narrow strip along the river is blocked by Luliang Mountain, although the straight line is close to Jinyang, but it is very difficult to use troops in practice, which also causes the general difficulty of eradicating the Jihu dog skin plaster.

Previously, Gao Huan invested a large army to carry out a strong attack on the Jihu tribe in Luliang Mountain, and wiped out many Hu tribes in the mountains, and it was lucky that Zuoxianwang's department was able to escape.

However, the terrain in the Luliang Mountains is rugged and complex, and although Gao Huan has dealt a great blow to Jihu's vital forces, it is difficult to establish actual and effective rule, let alone keep too many people here.

Therefore, with the withdrawal of the Eastern Wei army, the mountainous area at the western foot of Luliang Mountain during this period was actually in a power vacuum. As long as Liu Kuzhen leads his troops back, he can easily become one of the most powerful forces in the region, and then appease the other fleeing Jihu tribesmen and develop with peace of mind, and he can gradually recover his vitality.

Moreover, Suizhou can also feed Liu Kuzhen's troops across the river, and when Gao Huan's army attacks again, Liu Kuzhen can also directly lead his troops to the west of the Yellow River to minimize the danger.

What's more, after the end of the Battle of Yubi, the Eastern Wei Dynasty will also enter a period of chaos that will last for several years, and it will not be possible to wait until Gao Yang ascends to the throne before launching a large-scale armed attack against Jihu in this realm, and it is not dangerous in the short term.

After listening to this complete plan, Liu Kuzhen's face became a little better-looking, and he immediately put forward his own opinion, that is, it was really difficult for him to convince the other Lishihu tribes on his own, but if he could go to Yunyang Valley in Shuozhou to marry Liu Lisheng's granddaughter and ask her to borrow soldiers and horses, then he would naturally have a greater certainty.

After all, if Lishihu is completely wiped out, their future is also worrying, and rescuing Lishihu is to establish a goal of sharing the firepower of the Eastern Wei Dynasty.

Li Tai also agreed with this suggestion, so that the plan could be further improved, first detached an elite cavalry to march north along the Yellow River, detour north of Yanzhou to contact Jihu in Yunyang Valley and marry Liu Kuzhen, and then all the way south to Kou into the state. As for the Lishihu Department here, it is now possible to cross the river in batches and establish a base for advance in the territory of Xihe County.

So Li Tai took Li Yunxin as the general of the North Road, and assigned a team of guides who were familiar with the geographical situation of the other place, and led a thousand cavalry to escort Liu Kuzhen to the Yunyang Valley in Shuozhou. In Suizhou, Zhu Meng was the vanguard, supervising the state soldiers and Lishi Huzhong to build floating ferries, arrange people and horses to cross the river one after another, explore and pave the way, and find fighters.