The banquet atmosphere in the Western Wei Dynasty has always been so-so, and His Majesty the Emperor attended for a while because of his health and then left early. After the emperor left, the people who were still in it were released even more, such as Mo Chen Chong, the Marquis of Zhuguo, even openly gambling and drinking with others.

The crown prince originally patiently made the appearance of a corporal Lixian, and asked Li Tai to ask and exchange his views on the current situation in the southeast. But after a while, it was estimated that he couldn't stand the habits of these town soldiers, so he also found an excuse to leave.

After the two of them left, although there were some other Yuan Wei clans left, this banquet also directly became the home of the town soldiers.

Yu Wentai sat in his seat, looked around at the crowd for a week, raised his hand to knock on the case to signal the noisy crowd to be quieter, and then looked at Li Tai and said with a smile: "Boshan should have a drink with Zhao Zhuguo, the masses in the country or those who are ignorant don't know what the situation in the southeast is. Whenever he encounters such a fool, Zhao Zhuguo will argue clearly. Now the masses in the country know that Boshan has made outstanding achievements, and Zhao Zhuguo also has shallow skills! ”

After Li Tai heard this, before he could get up and respond, Zhao Gui in the other table had already stood up first, first bowed to the Daxingtai, and then said: "I was ordered to go to Jingzhou before, because I saw that the politics of my hometown were prosperous, which was very different from previous years, and I was already quite surprised in my heart.

I still remember that year, so Langya Gong and Dugu Zhuguo before and after the town of Jingzhou, subduing the frontier, General Li Da followed this ambition, I thought that it was already very rare to be able to rule for Xingzhi, but I didn't want to open the border more than the predecessors. The country can get this virtuous minister, the family can get this good heir, and the people can get this good friend!

Today, it is rare to feel great, so I feel this emotion, but it is not a thin talk of the old people, and please don't mind Dugu Kaifu. ”

Hearing Zhao Gui's words of appreciation for Li Tai, everyone in the hall couldn't help but sigh secretly. With Li Tai's reputation in Kansai, the disputes and contradictions between him and Zhao Gui have become more and more widely known, or they may not be incompatible, but they can also be called deep feuds that may be difficult to resolve.

But now, under the introduction of Daxingtai, Zhao Gui complimented Li Tai in front of all the courtiers, which can be regarded as another form of admitting defeat and surrendering and seeking perfection. It can be seen that with Li Tai's current meritorious forces, even the most powerful general of the Zhu State in the country has to retreat and dare not compete.

Everyone was still sighing in their hearts, Dugu Xin stood up again and said with a smile: "The predecessors were inferior and the present people are magnificent, the facts are there, and what do you say?" Since the establishment of Kansai, the world has been thin and thick thieves. I have a lot of pride and struggle with all of you present, but I am only trying to maintain it, how many of them are like today's side-eyed and people dare not fight for the majesty? The future is terrifying, not only humiliating the old with the teeth of age, but also because the advice can be done by the predecessors, and the blue is better than the blue! Nanyang Gong insisted on fairness today, what do I have to mind. ”

He knew that Li Tai had a tough personality and held a grudge, so he might not be willing to sell Zhao Gui such a face, so he got up and responded for fear of a cold scene, and by the way, he praised his beloved son-in-law again, and then turned his head to look at Li Tai and said with a smile: "Today's good day is rare, the crowd is smiling and congratulating you, you might as well have a drink together." ”

After Li Tai heard this, he also stood up, picked up the wine glass and signaled to the Daxingtai first, and then signaled to his father-in-law, and finally looked at Zhao Gui and said with a smile: "Thank you Zhao Zhuguo for your words, or if you say too much, you will accept it with a cheeky face today, and work harder in the future, hoping to make up for it." ”

When Zhao Gui heard this, his expression was a little tense before he relaxed again, and he was very worried that Li Tai would not give him face.

He knew in his heart that Daxingtai had worked hard in recent years to reconcile and stabilize internal personnel relations, and the so-called internal harmony and movement with the times, Li Tai made great achievements this year, and he was the one who moved with the times, and these old guys with declining ambition only had the share of internal harmony. If you can't even do that, it's a bit of a waste.

Although he is also honored in the Pillar Country today, there is no difference between the Pillar Country and the Pillar Country. Needless to say, Daxingtai is also content with the status quo of rich and noble idlers. Among the remaining Six Pillars, Dugu Xin seems to be the first person who deserves to be the first, especially this year, Li Tai's exploits have brought the influence and momentum of the old people in the current situation to a new height.

The next Li Bi and Yu Jin, each of whom also made outstanding achievements and extraordinary talents, and won the trust of Daxingtai. As a veteran of Wuchuan, Li Hu is second only to Daxingtai in the prestige of the former subordinates of Hebayue, and because he has lived in Chang'an for a long time, he has an excellent relationship with the imperial family. As for Hou Mo Chen Chong, he is also a representative of a young man's ambition, and he can also put down his body and mingle with the generals.

Zhao Gui, as the first person to propose to support Daxingtai, originally had no problem with his position and prestige in the team, but unfortunately his relationship with Li Tai was very poor. Today's Li Tai seems to be the first person in the country to make meritorious deeds, if he openly ridicules and provokes Zhao Gui, it will undoubtedly make Zhao Gui a laughing stock in the Pillar Kingdom, a big and inappropriate model, and it will also directly affect the prestige of the Six Pillars Kingdom in the country.

Fortunately, Li Tai also knows how to act on the spot, and accept it when he sees it, seeing that the two of them each took a wine glass and drank it all, and then they looked at each other and smiled, which had the meaning of smiling and hating, so the atmosphere of the banquet in the hall became more lively.

As the banquet progressed, everyone gradually became drunk, and all kinds of drunkenness were revealed. Not surprisingly, Duguxin once again became the object of the masses competing for alcohol, and even Daxingtai was among them. And Duguxin is also in great interest, the cup keeps turning, the wine does not refuse, and he is very bold.

Many other courtiers and generals stood up? Leaving the table, he came to Li Tai with a wine glass, and took advantage of the toast to recommend himself, hoping to be among the governors of Jingzhou.

At present, all parties in the country are not moving, but the southeast side is shining, and Hou Jingshang in the south of the Yangtze River is still making trouble, which shows that the potential of the southeast theater has not yet been fully tapped. If you can get the Jingzhou Governor's Office, you will naturally have the opportunity to make contributions. Moreover, even if we do not look at the future potential of the Southeast Theater, there are dozens of more state and county posts under the Jingzhou Governor's Office at the moment, which is naturally a rare opportunity for these idle personnel in Beijing.

In fact, in the second half of this year, when Li Tai was far away in Jingzhou and did not return to Beijing, he had already received requests from all sides. It can be said that there are good friends everywhere, and everyone has a reason not to refuse.

However, Li Tai now has a plan to run the Jingzhou Governor's Mansion into a reserved land, so naturally he can't just arrange personnel to fill it with people for a little interpersonal friendship, if he is not capable enough, no matter how good the relationship is, he has to be ranked behind.

In the past, he pushed as much as he could on the grounds that he had just returned to the land, that he had not attached favors, that he still needed to rely on local powerful forces to maintain the situation, and that it was not appropriate to rashly change the local military and political structure. Although he now has the personnel power of the Governor's Office, the Jingzhou Governor's Office is also an organ under the Taiwan Government, and the Taiwan Government still has the highest decision-making power over the Jingzhou Governor's Office.

This time, seeing that the crowd gathered again to ask earnestly, and the father-in-law Duguxin was still being drunk constantly, and he couldn't get out to help him out of the siege, Li Tai stood up and asked Daxingtai to resign after a little perfunctory: "A few months ago, the family came to the west, and the ministers were not allowed to meet and worship the mercy because of the matter. Now that he has finally been called back to the country, it would be un......filial to stay outside and make it difficult to see his relatives for a long time."

After hearing this, Yuwentai also nodded again and again: "Although the friendship is genuine, the masses welcome, but it can't even affect my heroes to bear the accusation of unfilial piety." Boshan and go, the weather is cold and the wind is cold, take my car back. The masses are still not happy, and they continue to feast in the outer mansions, and do not stay here to disturb the ban. ”

After hearing this, everyone also got up to stop the banquet, and after Dugu Xin heard that Li Tai was going to return home early, he also quickly stood up and said, "Return together!" I want to thank my relatives again for teaching this virtuous man, so that I can benefit this good son-in-law and the lintel! ”

On weekdays, he made no secret of his appreciation and love for Li Tai, and now he has drunk a lot of wine, and his emotions are even more exposed. Especially before being seized of the right of Longyou, I thought it was the beginning of loneliness in life, and from then on, I was afraid that I would only have vanity and no real power like the Zhuyuan Wei clan, but I didn't want to make the glory of life climb to a new high because of the deed of my son-in-law.

Rao is Dugu Xin is quite optimistic about Li Tai, but he didn't expect to be so effective so soon, and now he is extremely satisfied with this son-in-law in his heart. Love the house and Wuxia, and also attach great importance to his family.

Everyone looked at their husband and son-in-law to help each other, and they were all emotional. There is no doubt that such a combination of love is really envious of others. One is a famous family in the north, and the other is a new upstart in the hegemony. One is in the prime of life, and the other is wealthy. They complement each other and are simply impeccable.

"Why do you need to hope for more people who are really capable under the household, such as Li Boshan and the like, one person is enough!"

The group saw off the palace gate, watched Weng and his son-in-law board the car, and then returned to the imperial city prime minister's mansion to continue the banquet that had just been suspended, and on the way Guangling Wang Yuanxin couldn't help but sigh.

He may have said that the speaker was unintentional, but it was inevitable that the listener was intentional, and the people in his companions could not help but look at the other pillar countries, and many of them had sons in law who were the sons of the great merchants. According to King Guangling, it is not really powerful.

"The weak-crowned young man is strong and unmarried, and the eighty-year-old man welcomes the bride. Life in the world, each has a certain number. Don't envy others, don't complain about what you don't have, and be diligent in your practice, even if you can't achieve perfection, you can always gain something. ”

Yu Jin was very open-minded and open-minded, and when he heard the whispering of everyone, he said with a smile. Although his sons were not as powerful as Li Boshan, they all had their own merits in his opinion.

When Duguxin got into the car, he was still nagging about having a drink with Li Tai's father, Li Xiao, but after all, he drank too much wine, and when the car arrived at Li Tai's house, he had already fallen asleep.

So Li Tai got out of the car in front of the house first, and then ordered the car to drive straight into the house, so that the family could temporarily arrange for the father-in-law to stay in the guest house, and then he greeted the relatives waiting in front of the door.

"Brother."

"Uncle Thirteen!"

A group of teenagers and children stepped forward in front of the door, led by Li Tai's second brother Li Chao and third brother Li Ao. Leo is now fifteen or sixteen years old, similar to when Li Tai first entered Kansai, and he was also beautiful and quiet.

They were followed by six or seven young men and children, the sons of Li Tai's cousins. The older ones are in their early twenties, the same age as Li Tai, and the younger ones are already toddlers, learning from their brothers to call Li Tai Uncle Thirteen in a milky voice.

Li Tai looked at everyone's restrained and curious eyes, and couldn't help but feel happy in his heart. I have to say that the ability of the big family to resist risks is strong, their family suffered a heavy blow in the Heyin Change, several uncles were all killed, and the rest fled to Hebei under the leadership of his son Li Xiao, and now more than 20 years have passed, and it seems to have developed into a big family with dozens of young and old.

"When my family stayed in Kanto a few days ago, I always felt that the room was empty and deserted. Now that the West has finally come to reunite, the courtyard has become lively and warm. ”

Li Taiyi responded to the greetings of these boys one by one, and by the way, he raised his hand to pat the older nephews and said with a smile: "Did you practice the martial arts taught to you in the township back then?" I'm going to have to take the school exam later, so you can go into battle and kill the enemy!" ”

"After the thirteenth uncle left his hometown, there was no elder in the household to supervise the practice of martial arts, governing the scriptures and academics, and the martial arts would be wasted, I am afraid that I will live up to the expectations of the thirteenth uncle......"

These guys often followed Li Tai in the old township, and they were energetic, and they were all disgusted by people. But after Li Tai left his hometown, there was no one to lead the nonsense, and under the beating and discipline of his parents, he became polite again.

Seeing this uncle again after a long absence, several nephews naturally had no shortage of childlike memories in their hearts and became vivid again, but when they thought that the identity of their uncle was no longer a villain in the township, their words and deeds became a little restrained again, and they also answered this kind of obviously joking question.

"Whether it is scripture or riding archery, but my children have a skill, so they will not suffer from the use of officials."

Li Tai smiled at them again, and then walked down the door of the young men, and went straight to the middle hall.

Li Tai's cousins are now waiting for him to return home with Li Xiao in the middle hall, and after he enters the hall, they all get up and come back one after another: "Thirteen Lang is back!" After a few years, see you again today, and your demeanor is much more impressive than in previous years! ”

Li Tai first bowed to his father, and then said to several cousins: "Today, I accompanied King Liang into the city, but I was left in the palace by Your Majesty. I couldn't see my father and brother as soon as possible, so please forgive me. Let me change my clothes in the inner room to worship my mother, and then come here to ask my brother to punish me with wine! ”

"Go quickly, it's okay for me to wait, but my uncle is already in a hurry, and I have already asked the servant to ask a few times!"

When the cousins heard this, they all laughed and said, waving their hands to urge him to go quickly.