When he returned to his home in the city in the evening, Li Tai first went to the inner mansion to visit his mother, and by the way, he also met the new daughter-in-law of his third child, Li Ao.

This brother-in-law is the daughter of Cui You, and the Boling Cui family and the Longxi Li family are also old relatives for many years, and this marriage can be regarded as a kiss. Li Tai saw that this brother and daughter-in-law had a gentle temperament and a beautiful appearance, and his parents and his third child were also very satisfied with this marriage, of course he had nothing to say.

Li Ao got married last year, and Li Tai needed to sit in Jingzhou to pay close attention to the changes in the situation in the south because of the counterattack on Jiankang by the Jiangling people in Southern Liang, and he did not have time to return to the wedding, so he only let his own lady come back instead of himself.

Li Tai himself does not pay attention to the way that brothers live together without separating the family, whether the second or third child gets married, he prepares them with a wealth and family business and encourages them to be self-reliant. But if the parents feel lonely and want their sons to live together, of course he will not object. However, their parents are also open-minded and open-minded, and with Li Tai, the boss, as a role model, they are also happy to see their sons in charge of the family.

When Li Tai returned to the middle hall after greeting his mother, Cui You, the new in-law, was also invited by his father to be a guest.

Li Tai's friendship with Cui You is not because of the beginning of the two families this time, as early as not long after he came to Kansai, he met with these Kanto world friends under the introduction of his cousin Cui Qian and others. Later, when Li Hu came forward to make things difficult because of He Batsheng, Cui You also helped to speak out, and Cui You could be regarded as watching Li Tai settle down in Kansai and develop and grow.

Previously, when Li Tai had just served as the assassin of Jingzhou, Cui You, who was the assassin of Xizhou at the time, also provided some help, which allowed him to develop smoothly in northern China. But then Cui You returned to the dynasty to recuperate due to illness, and he was replaced by Liang Xin, a wealthy family of Sanfu.

Later, Cui You went on an expedition with the army, because the results of the expedition were not ideal, and he had been at home since he returned, and he had time to manage the marriage of his children, so he facilitated the marriage with the Li family.

When they met again this time, Cui You was also very enthusiastic, and after a little reminiscence with Li Tai, he asked about the details of the current situation in the southeast. Li Tai listened to his constant questions and expressed his opinions, and knew that Cui You should be quiet and active, and he didn't want to continue to be idle like this.

After all, Cui You is different from his own Lao Tzu, he has a good son who is working hard outside, and he can easily and comfortably live a retirement life in advance.

Cui You is not old now, he can be called young and strong, it is the time to do his career, and now the situation in Nanliang is collapsing, and it is also the time to make achievements, he is naturally unwilling to be idle at home for a long time.

Although Li Tai is considered his junior, he now belongs to the top group in the country, and he also controls the southeast move, which can be said to be second only to the Chinese and foreign governments and on a par with the Qinzhou governor's office. Now that Li Tai finally returned to the dynasty and was able to discuss the current situation in person, Cui You was not easy to apply for a job directly, so he seriously told Li Tai about his analysis of the situation in the southeast.

Li Tai naturally could see Cui You's intentions, but if he fought to enter the Jingzhou Governor's Mansion with the idea of making meritorious contributions immediately, he might be disappointed. Because Li Tai had no plans to make a big move in a short period of time, the Jingzhou Governor's Office was mainly focused on the development of internal affairs and army building in the next period.

But seeing that Cui You's eyes were eager and his words were quite comprehensive, Li Tai said after a little silence: "When I was in the mansion before returning to China this time, Daxingtai asked about the affairs of Shubian, so I also discussed it with the princes in the mansion. Later, I feel that there is still unfinished work, and I don't know if Uncle Shi has an opinion on this? ”

Cui You was stunned when he heard this question, and even though he understood what Li Tai meant, although this was different from his idea of wanting to go to the Jingzhou Governor's Mansion to seek work, but cutting Shu was also a great achievement, so he also thought about it seriously.

"The reason why Shuzhong can be sought is not because of the chaos in Southern Liang, but because of the recovery of Hanzhong. Hanzhong is obtained, and Shuzhong must be sought, why not? The two places depend on each other, and it is difficult to stay close if they are not far away. The method of controlling Shu lies in the ...... of the road"

After a little silence, Cui You gushed his opinions.

Compared with Li Tai's previous suggestions that were close to strategy in the Chinese and foreign governments, Cui You focused on the actual implementation of the Shu, especially the road of Hanzhong and Shuzhong.

When Li Tai heard Cui You's description, he couldn't help but nod his head again and again. Nowadays, he is not in charge of Guanzhong, so he does not pay much attention to the geographical value of Hanzhong and Shuzhong, and pays more attention to the commercial attributes of the two places, because without actually controlling the military and political affairs of the two places, only by strengthening business and trade communication can the interests contained in the two places be shared, and road traffic is an important factor in promoting the development of commerce and trade between the two places.

Of course, road traffic is also an important basis for sending troops to conquer, and after the conquest of Shuzhong, it is also necessary to strengthen the construction of road traffic, so as to strengthen the control of Shuzhong.

Because Cui You did not have a deep understanding of the situation in Shuzhong, and he was also thinking about answering Li Tai's questions temporarily, he did not make a big statement from a high position, but focused on practical problems to explain his views.

After listening to Cui You's narration, Li Tai couldn't help but clap his hands and admire: "Uncle Shi's words and suggestions are simple and targeted, if you can join in the affairs of Shu, you will definitely be able to benefit greatly!" ”

Cui You couldn't help but smile after hearing Li Tai's comment, but he waved his hand again and again and smiled modestly: "I don't know much about Shu affairs, even if I occasionally talk about it, it's just the wisdom of the ancestors, and I don't know if it's feasible or not." ”

Li Tai was laughing and talking with Cui You, and he was also thinking about it in his heart. Although he is not a specific executor, the weight of the staff is also very heavy, and there is no need to think about it, and when the matter comes, he will definitely need to contribute to give practical support.

Although he has the responsibility to cooperate with the military operations of the Chinese and foreign governments, his own interests must also be reflected. Although it was previously determined that his cousin Li Shicao would follow the idea of cutting Shu, Li Shicao might not be able to fully represent the interests of the Jingzhou Governor's Office, so he still had to go further.

At present, there is such a suitable candidate as Cui You, so he pondered whether he could recommend Cui You to replace Yan Qing as the assassin of Liangzhou, to prepare for the preliminary work of Shu, and at the same time to allow Hanzhong and the Jingzhou Governor's Office to obtain closer communication and contact in military and political affairs?

He was thinking about this matter in his heart, when he suddenly heard a noise of people and horses in the front hall, and then the doorman came to tell him that his father-in-law, Dugu Xinzheng, was leading some people from Beijing to enter the door.

Hearing this, Li Tai hurriedly got up and went out of the hall to greet him, and when he walked to the wall of the atrium, he heard the hearty laughter of his father-in-law from outside the wall, and then a group of people appeared at the entrance of the courtyard.

"Come uninvited, don't dislike it! Xuanyou comes early, and will have a drink with you later when he enters the hall. ”

Dugu Xin first greeted Li Xiao and Cui You, and then stepped forward to take Li Tai's hand and said with a smile: "Boshan can really win people's style, the guests in my door know that you have returned to Beijing, so they urge you to come to see you again and again, and they don't even have the taste of wine and food in the case!" ”

Li Tai first confessed to his father-in-law, but he was covered with dust today and was ready to visit again tomorrow. As soon as he turned his gaze, he saw his brother-in-law Yu Wenyu, who was following Dugu Xin and did not have a high sense of existence, so he smiled.

"Don't think about it, the demeanor of Taiyuan Gong is still the same!"

Because he saw his father-in-law pulling Li Tai and walked to the hall, Yu Wenyu couldn't cross his father-in-law and come forward to say hello, so he could only take advantage of Li Tai's busy exchange to make a courtesy, and followed all the way to the hall.

Along with Dugu Xin, there were seven or eight people such as Liu Qiu and his son-in-law Wei Xiaogu, Longyou's former Huangfu Mu, some of whom Li Tai still knew, and some of whom were relatively unfamiliar, but they were guests and always had to be entertained.

After entering the hall, they sat down, Li Tai saw his father-in-law's radiant appearance, and then thought of the scene when Fang had just hugged each other, and even Yuwentai's son followed behind to make a small tail, but it was very different from the lost appearance of being recalled from Longyou to the court before.

It seems that Duguxin has also adapted to the situation in Rongyang Country today, and now he is already like a fish in water in Chang'an City.

It's no wonder, aside from Duguxin's high position in the pillar country, the appearance itself is a social pass, not to mention that now the prestige is grand, and when he was running around in the early years, he was also loved by everyone.

When Li Tai communicated with some people in Jiangling before, there were still many people who mentioned the story of Dugu Xin's residence in Jiankang back then, not to mention the old things for the sake of ridicule, but to really remember and praise Dugu Xin's demeanor. When I saw Li Tai, who was more victorious, this memory inevitably became more vivid, and he was even called Weng and his son-in-law.