In the middle of winter, the wind and dust outside Huazhou City, pedestrians are blown by the wind and sand and can't open their eyes, so they have to cover their faces and bow their heads to move quickly, if it is not really necessary, they try to minimize the number of trips.

After a heavy snowfall, the climate is even more bitterly cold. However, in the southern suburbs of Huazhou City, there have been pedestrians in recent days, most of them are powerful slaves in the city, and they are busy clearing the snow on the road after leaving the city. The heavens and the earth are all white, but only the more than ten miles of avenues in the south of the city are completely free of snow.

Although the people have reduced the number of trips, they have gradually heard about such a strange situation, and they have speculated that there is something great about coming to Huazhou? Otherwise, those powerful slaves will never be full of food, and they will be extremely bored to go outside the city to clear the snow to pass the time.

On this day, many speculations among the people in Huazhou City have not reached a consensus, and there are new personnel changes in the city. A large number of chariots and horses and honor guards left their respective homes, and many dignitaries and dignitaries rode either in chariots or on horseback, and went to the south of the city under the support of their respective slaves.

This situation is not a single family, and the residents of the city are quick to notice this, and it is estimated that an important person will arrive in Huazhou today. The people have been speculating a lot recently, and they are very curious, and after seeing this, they have also braved the cold to go to the south of the city to see the excitement.

On both sides of the road more than ten miles south of the city, many tents have already been set up to shelter from the wind and cold, and there are many healthy soldiers and slaves standing between the tents, and the atmosphere seems to be very lively.

Among these tabernacles, there was one of the most large, nearly a hundred paces wide, and from the outside it looked like a small hill that rose high.

The cold wind whined outside the tent, but the tent was very warm by the charcoal pot stove, and there were many felt mats and tables on the thick carpet, some of which were already seated, but most of them were still empty.

Gao Zhongmi was wrapped in a wide fur coat and sat in the tent, hearing the constant noise of people outside, and looked at the magnificent tent arranged by the house slaves he personally instructed with satisfaction, with a smile on his face, pointing to Li Chao who was standing on the side, and said with a smile: "Although he went to the countryside to rob your father, and he suffered a lot, but finally came back safely without danger, today he gathered relatives and friends in Kansai to welcome him here, and the kid feels that there is still something that has not reached the speed of the road!" If you're dissatisfied, then I can't spare you! ”

When Li Chao heard this, he bowed down and said with a bitter face: "When Aya left his hometown, the kid was still young, and he didn't have the ambition to serve his relatives, let alone what Aya was interested in. But knowing that Aya was quite frugal when he was in the township, he didn't regard the prosperity of personnel as the beauty, and he made this pomp and circumstance with his uncle's true affection, and Aya was afraid that he would be grateful and ashamed ......"

Gao Zhongmi originally looked smug, but after hearing Li Chao say this, his expression suddenly became a little embarrassed, and he said in distress: "There are only a few relatives and friends I know. As for other people's families coming here to disturb half of the city in this cold winter, it is not something I can procure or persuade ......."

He was still exculpating himself here, and a series of hurried horses' hooves sounded outside, and without turning his good friend, Guangling Wang Yuanxin, strode in, took off the hood covering his head, and then looked at Gao Zhongmi and asked, "Haven't you arrived yet?" This Li Boshan is really getting stronger and more proud, don't you know that so many relatives, friends and elders in the two cities are eager to see him and gather here to see his otherworldly relatives as soon as possible! ”

Gao Zhong Mishang was a little distressed, and after hearing King Guangling's words, he snorted coldly: "Each family has its own acres of land, and the king is unwilling to work hard during the ploughing season, but after a long famine, he envy other families for a lot of melons and fruits. Today, several of my blind dates are waiting here to welcome the returnees, and they are waiting for a long time to say goodbye, and the king and others are not relatives, but they insist on leading all the disciples to come in and disturb people to say goodbye, which is really rude! ”

When King Guangling heard this, he rolled his eyes, and then sneered: "Although my family has a barren grain, there are always a few plants, and you are the second year of high school...... Alas, when it comes to relatives, you are not qualified to be close to my two families! ”

Gao Zhongmi was embarrassed when he heard this, stood up and pointed at King Guangling, and said angrily: "Who is not three short and two long? The king exposes the shortcomings today, go quickly, I can't do you in this account! ”

The king of Guangling ignored him at all, and went straight into the warm place in the tent and sat down.

Li Chao saw that the two seemed to be joking too much and the conversation was a little angry, so he was about to open his mouth to ease up, but was driven away by Gao Zhongmi waving his hand and said: "Quickly go to the side of the road to watch, and when you see your father and brother's honor guard, you will report immediately." ”

After Li Chao heard this, he nodded yes, and walked out of the tent, and then saw that his cousin Li Licheng had also arrived, and he was standing outside the tent and stomping his feet and rubbing his hands to keep warm, so he said, "Why doesn't my cousin enter the account?" ”

After Li Licheng heard this, he laughed dryly, pointed to the honor guard of King Guangling outside the tent and said: "Where this king haunts, I want to retreat!" Your brother's goods flow in Shannan and make huge profits, but these nobles in Beijing have no way to share the profits. They dare not anger your brother, but they will not be polite to others. I'm not as domineering as your brother, and I'm still far away from it! ”

"Huh? That, so many people came to greet me today, my brother, and even made a special trip from Beijing, will they make it difficult for my brother? ”

Li Chao didn't know much about the personnel entanglements in Kansai, and after hearing Li Licheng say this, he said worriedly.

"Don't worry, you say that your brother is an outsider, and anyone can make things difficult? Even if some people despise us and others who are short and strong, who dares to be disrespectful in Dugu Zhuguo? ”

Li Licheng has assisted Li Tai in handling many personnel exchanges in Beijing in recent years, and he has a lot of feelings about the changes in Li Tai's position and influence in the current situation. In previous years, although Boshan was young and fearful, but there was also a time when he refused to be low in seniority, and now his uncle has entered Kansai, and they tend to come to see him, and it is also a respectful Boshan position......"

While the two were talking, a fast horse galloped from the south, and immediately the knight entered the horse and paused, and said loudly: "The Xihe Gong team has passed the Shayuan!" ”

Li Chao hurriedly ordered the house slaves waiting here to tell the tents of their fathers and brothers respectively, and some of these families were only slaves who went out to set up the tents first, but the master was still waiting in the city. When they heard that Li Tai and his entourage were about to arrive in Huazhou soon, these domestic slaves who were waiting outside the city also entered the city one after another to pay their respects.

Then many chariots poured out of the city, and when the masters of the houses arrived here, they ordered the slaves to hurry south to meet them.

When Li Tai and his entourage arrived here, it was already early afternoon, and there were hundreds of slaves from various families who came to meet and fight from a single road. Naturally, they also brought back their own minds as soon as possible, so when they saw the scene of tents on both sides of the road, Li Tai was not too surprised.

He knew that the scene of returning to Huazhou this time was so big, and it didn't have much to do with him.

Although he has done a good job in Jingzhou this year, but after all, there is nothing dazzling and shocking feats, everyone is so supportive, it is estimated that it is more to see his father-in-law Dugu Xin, by the way, he also expressed respect and satisfied curiosity to his own Laozi.

Li Tai was very busy in Jingzhou this year, and the other parties were not idle. In particular, Taiyu Wentai took advantage of the fact that the military disasters occurred outside and the defense line in western Henan was still stable, so he took his son-in-law Prince Yuanqin out on patrol in a hurry, focusing on patrolling the military in Longyou and other places.

And in this year, his father-in-law Dugu Xin's position rose to a new level, including all merits and was appointed as the general of the Zhu State, and Li Bi was promoted to this position along with him.

Although it is often said that Dugu Xin and others and Daxingtai jointly award the royal family and the powerful position, it is still a little worse. But now Dugu Xin and Li Bi have been appointed as generals of the Zhu Kingdom, at least they have been recognized by the imperial court in terms of status and are on an equal footing with Daxingtai.

Li Tai, as Duguxin's son-in-law, is naturally also a rising market, not to mention that he himself is now the leading rising star of the Western Wei Dynasty. The sum of these factors shows that his change in position in the Western Wei Dynasty is reflected in the scene of the return of father and son.

The group had just arrived here, and the first to come forward was Yuwentai's eldest son, Li Tai's little brother-in-law, who was also crowned the Duke of Ningdu County because of his father-in-law Dugu Xin.

Accompanying Yu Wenyu to welcome Yu Wenyu and a series of subordinate officials from Taiwan, such as Yu Wenhu and Wang Yue, the right side of the line, in addition to representing themselves, of course, they also represented the Taiwanese government for Li Tai and his son, especially his son Li Xiao's welcome to the country.

Li Xiao has lived in Hannan in recent years, and he has not adapted to the cold climate in Guanzhong in winter. After being reminded by Li Tai, he was a little sober, but when he got off the car and saw such a battle to greet him, he was also greatly surprised for a while.

Li Chao, who had been waiting here for a long time, jumped up and stood aside to support his father, but there was no time for the father and son to talk, because Li Tai had to introduce the people who came out to welcome him one by one.

Li Xiao naturally couldn't remember so many people for a while, so he could only respond to everyone with a smile on his face. When the Taiwanese people looked at each other, it was the turn of relatives and friends in the back.

Needless to say, Gao Zhongmi, the person who abducted the Li family's father and son out of Hebei, also sighed a lot after Lu Rou and other relatives and friends who had been separated for a long time after reuniting. But there were so many people waiting to meet at the scene that there was no time to stop and talk for a long time.

Although candidates like Li Bi and Yu Jin would not come here to greet Li Tai's father and son in the cold, they each sent their sons and Yu Wentai's sons-in-law to come out of the city to greet them.

But the real heavyweights are Li Hu, who came from Chang'an to greet him, and Hou Mo Chen Shun, the brother of Hou Mo Chen Chong, these two people are absolute seniority in the Beizhen group, regardless of their position. They were willing to come outside the city to greet Li Xiao, and the face given to Li Tai was by no means a little bit.

(End of chapter)