Li Tai was still waiting in the outer mansion, and when he saw Li Tai leaving, he strode forward to greet him, Li Tai beckoned to his cousin, signaled that he had something to say back to the house, and then left the Taiwan Mansion together.

After returning home, Li Chao and several other cousins still hadn't slept, and after hearing the servant's announcement, they hurriedly walked out to greet them.

"Brother, it's me who is wrong, I am careless in daily communication, and I disturb the family."

Seeing Li Tai coming, Li Chao lowered his head and admitted his mistake.

Li Tai greeted the other cousins one by one, waved his hand and motioned for everyone to enter the hall and sit down, and then looked at the second brother who was still ashamed of himself and said with a smile: "The matter is not because of you, so you don't have to blame yourself for it." In life, who has nothing to do with it? Do you have to be alone? You were able to be cautious at that time, and you didn't agree to it because of human eagerness, which is already a shrewd response.

Nowadays, the situation in the country is complicated, and it is indeed necessary to be careful when dealing with people. However, this is also a tempering for you, and you can not lose your judgment and uphold on people and things, even if you don't have the protection of your father and brother, you can face the difficulties and dangers of the world. ”

Because he doesn't spend much time with his family, and Li Tai is not his predecessor after all, he has a serious and restrained side to his family, and he also has a considerate and tolerant side.

As for the problem faced by Li Chao, there is actually no way to avoid it. There are only a thousand days to be a thief, there is no thousand days to prevent thieves, the emperor is determined to find his father-in-law unhappy, Li Chao is only implicated because of his identity as the son-in-law of the Yuan family, and he can't just divorce his wife and cut off contact because of this situation.

Besides, the emperor is too capable of tossing, in fact, many Yuan clan relatives who don't want to cause more trouble are also quite disgusted. On this basis, Yuwentai also forced him for more than three years, not so much to forbear and show mercy, but to let the masses see the essence of the emperor, so that more and more people gave up the emperor.

After all, Emperor Xiaowu, who operated more sassy and corrected the legal system, was killed not long after he arrived in Guanzhong. Today's Yuwentai is undoubtedly more powerful than at that time, not to mention anything else, even if he doesn't give the emperor's standard year name, the emperor is still helpless.

Hearing Li Tai say this, Li Chao's face softened, and he was no longer as depressed and worried as he was just now, but he still bowed his head and said: "I don't have the wisdom of my brother, but I have attracted much attention because of my close blood relationship with my brother. ”

"You have the heart to learn, of course it's good, and the family doesn't need you to supplement the degree, and your academic profundity is also the lintel of glory. But you don't have to deliberately avoid people and things, you often teach in front of your father and brother, don't make big mistakes, and don't make small mistakes. ”

Li Tai did not object to Li Chao's idea. Because of his own powerful position, his family members will inevitably suffer more attention in the country, and they will also suffer more nuisances, and it is okay to be unwilling to cater to them, but they will not be afraid of anything because of this.

Not to mention that it is just an undercurrent surging now, even if it is tense and poor in the coming year, no one dares to take Li Tai and his family as the target of direct attack.

After appeasing Li Chao a little, Li Tai turned his head to look at Li Pei and several other cousins, and asked with a smile: "Brother is not a short time to enter the matter, can you still adapt to the atmosphere of Kansai?" ”

When Li Li and others had just entered the government, Li Tai had asked about similar topics, and now when he asked again, the meaning was naturally richer, no longer asking them whether they had personal habits, but asking whether they understood and adapted to the political and ecological position of the Li family in Longxi in the Western Wei Dynasty.

After several people glanced at each other, Li Li said: "With your meritorious deeds of Thirteen Lang, your family members are respected both in the court and in the opposition. Those of us who are old and old have also been knighted and awarded officials because of this, and we have our own uses, and we don't need to worry about fame.

Privately, there are fewer relatives and friends living in Kansai than in Kanto, but they get along more harmoniously with each other, and there are few disputes......

Hearing his cousin open his mouth and praise constantly, Li Tai was both a little proud and a little shy. Although their Longxi Li family is a famous family in the world, they also have to say that most of the people who can get such treatment after coming to Kanxi are because of Li Tai personally. It is not an exaggeration to say that he single-handedly led the Longxi Li clan in Guanxi, and he deserves to be the leader of the Li clan in Longxi and the Kansai branch of the Li clan.

"My cousin has a good reputation, in previous years, I was alone here, I didn't know the news in the township, I missed my relatives like illness and was trapped in a single situation. Fortunately, there are brothers and others who support kindness and go west to gather, so that my family is loud and strong. Now I have been on the frontier for a long time, and I rely on my brother for more family affairs. Helping each other within a door is the ancestral teachings, the family motto passed down from generation to generation, our brothers have their own intentions, and they are responsible for family affairs, and the family is naturally prosperous and peaceful! ”

Since the family wants to get along harmoniously, they can't always be domineering, although Li Tai often has complacent thoughts in his heart, but when he gets along with his family, he rarely talks about his power outside.

The cousins are all older than Li Tai, and after coming to Kansai, they are all deeply cared for by Li Tai in both public and private affairs, including drinking and eating, and naturally they dare not despise this cousin in their hearts, but it is inevitable that they will be a little restrained, and when they hear Li Tai say this, they are also warm in their hearts.

"What the fifth brother said is just the good side, let me say it's not so good."

Li Shiyuan, the third uncle of Li Tai, said: "The disturbance suffered by Shishilang before Fourteen Lang is not an isolated case, in fact, the family members are often disturbed by this. Even if you concentrate on things and be cautious about yourself, you will inevitably be entangled in right and wrong. My family is in a prominent situation, and some entanglements are inevitable. If it is an upright world, as long as each of them can uphold morality and do not practice evil ways, this kind of harassment can gradually be eliminated. But this country is not ...... after all."

When Li Shiyuan said this, several people also sighed, and Li Lian of the second uncle's family said more bluntly: "Seeing the Eastern Dynasty and Yiding, it is inevitable that people's hearts will fluctuate in Guanxi." My family has a bit of an old reputation, and Boshan is now powerful, and major events are undecided, so this kind of entanglement is unavoidable. It is true that concentrating on academics like Zhongju is also a plan, but there is also a light heart that is thirsty for thin talents, and if you want to find a quiet herdsman to accumulate merit, Boshan, do you think it is okay? ”

Li Tai's cousins were also a little irritated by the current personnel disputes in the country, especially a few times when his family was the focus of the core, just take the previous turmoil in Zhuguo, there was no shortage of relatives and friends in the Kanto region who came to visit and lobby and listen to the rumors. If you refuse to see it, it will inevitably hurt too much, but if you see too much, you will drift away due to various scheming.

Li Chao is not very old, and he has not been married for a long time, so there is no pressure at home, and he can study behind closed doors.

But these cousins are also a big family, although they are taken care of by Li Tai and have no worries about food and clothing, but they can't take it for granted, they always need to have their own careers to make a living, and it is not good to give up their jobs directly. If you want to avoid these personnel troubles, it is a good choice to serve as an external officer.

Li Tai also has some considerations about this, although the cousins don't have any peerless talents, but they have also performed commendably since they took office in the overlord, and their abilities are naturally sufficient. However, you still have to think about where to arrange for the officials.

Although he is now in charge of the military administration in the southeast, it is very simple to arrange a few people to enter the governor's mansion. But now that Yu Wentai is about to write his jealousy of him on his face, arranging for his cousins to enter the Jingzhou Governor's Mansion under such circumstances is obviously a bit of a breach of the subtle tacit understanding between each other, and may be exchanged for the redoubling of the interference of the Chinese and foreign governments in the Jingzhou Governor's Mansion.

As for other places, Li Tai has a lot of paths, not to mention Guanzhong locally, just Longyou, northern Shaanxi, Hedong, western Henan, Shannan and other surrounding places, there is no place where he can't interject. Even the Qinzhou Governor's Mansion, where Yuwen Dao is in charge, if he really arranges a few people to go in, Yu Wen Dao will not refuse.

After thinking about it, Li Tai said: "I returned to the mansion this time because Daxingtai summoned me to inquire about the matter of cutting Shu. The situation in Southern Liang is still chaotic, and the king of Wuling is called the emperor in Shu, which is a great contradiction to the mood of the people in the lower reaches, which can be described as a good opportunity to take Shu. The trip to Shu is not in this year, but in next year. If anyone is interested in counselloring, I will tell the people in the house who are familiar with the affairs of Shuzhong in detail, thinking that the counsellor will rely on in the future. ”

When several people heard this, their faces were overjoyed. In life, who doesn't have the idea of expanding the territory and making contributions? Now that I have such an opportunity, of course I want to be a part of it.

But after a moment of silence, Li Li first raised his hand and said: "Brothers, you are diligent and hardworking, but family affairs also need to be taken care of. ”

After Li Li made a statement, several other people also expressed their positions one after another, leaving this opportunity to Li Shicao, who was the youngest among them, but was also nearly thirty years old.

Li Shicao saw that his brother and others cared for him so much, and he was also quite moved for a while, and patted his chest directly in the middle of the banquet and promised: "Thank you brother and others for taking care of him, thank you Thirteen Lang for your support!" If I can be a counselor this time, I will fight bravely, and I will not return home! ”

Li Tai couldn't help but roll his eyes when he heard this, brother, you are a little too excited, I don't know, I still think that our family has succeeded in seizing power. Even if you are given a place this time, the real main force will have to be Daxingtai's henchmen, so we have to wait.

However, he didn't have more than one way to cut down Shu here, and after a little muttering, he said: "After the matter of cutting Shu is decided, I want to take advantage of the rare opportunity to invite Zhang Wugong to come to the mansion to talk about it, and invite all the brothers to accompany me at that time." If you have any thoughts on the things on the right side of Long, my brother can also take the opportunity to speak, and if it is adopted, it is also a blessing. ”

Yuwendao on the right side of Longyou has been in charge for several years, although it is not like Jingzhou has been making frequent moves, but it is also steady and progressive, Li Tai does not want his cousins to compete with Yuwendao for power in the past, but the personnel relations and business contacts there do need a family member to maintain.

(End of chapter)