Chapter 124 Li Hu is righteous
As Li Hu left, everyone else in the hall also left. Before leaving, the Heba family servant sneered and placed the document recording the personnel and property left by Heba Sheng on the table in front of Li Tai.
In the end, only Li Tai was left in the hall, and outside the hall, more than a dozen of Li Hu's personal soldiers were guarding with knives.
Was he under house arrest?
To be honest, Li Tai really didn't understand the logic of these Beizhen warriors, or why Li Hu treated him like this when he couldn't do anything.
You have a good relationship with Heba Yue, and you love his sons as your own nephews and nephews, and look down on yourself, which is nothing. But the problem is, you don't need your own hall? I may have to stay here for many days!
If Li Hu drew his sword against him, or even beat and threatened him, Li Tai might have softened. A good man doesn't suffer a loss in front of him, and he fooled around for the time being before talking about other things. But now the way of handling it, whether it is soft or hard, is very embarrassing.
Sitting idle was boring, so Li Tai walked to the door of the hall and said to the soldiers guarding there: "Mr. Longxi is so kind to keep guests here, I would be disrespectful to leave. But it would be too much of a bother for the servants to stay here, please tell them to go home first."
Li Hu's family soldiers naturally didn't have a good face for him. After hearing this, they just snorted coldly and didn't respond, but still sent one person to report to Li Hu.
"As he said, go!"
Li Hu was having dinner in the inner hall. After hearing this, his face suddenly darkened, but he still waved his hand and gave the order.
He looked at the Heba family servant again, frowned and said: "If your master only wants the inheritance of the Grand Tutor, then Li Boshan does not seem to be a greedy person. The two can just meet and discuss, why should I come out to intimidate and make things difficult?"
"This boy is humble on the outside, but arrogant on the inside. He relied on deceiving the Grand Tutor earlier and was disrespectful to the two brothers. Now that the Grand Tutor is not here, he must be even more arrogant and difficult to control. The Duke of Longxi has already come forward, but he still makes many excuses, and the two brothers really have no good way to control him."
The Heba family servant bowed his head when he heard this question.
Li Hu was somewhat displeased after hearing this, and snorted coldly: "In the past, the former Grand Tutor used all the powerful people to command the people, and no one dared to disobey him. Although he has lost his power now, he still lets his retainers be arrogant and unruly, which is really a joke! The Grand Tutor was careless in accepting guests, leaving troubles for the successors. Since you know it is difficult to control, why didn't you report it earlier?"
"The two gentlemen originally wanted to be kind to others, and they couldn't ignore the Grand Tutor's feelings and delay until now. But they didn't expect that this boy was so eloquent and used the Grand Tutor's influence to secretly make many old friends, and cunningly made friends with many old acquaintances of the Grand Tutor.
The two gentlemen are in mourning now, and it is inconvenient for them to come forward for many things. I am afraid that this boy will use the Grand Tutor's influence to show off outside and meet evil people. I have no choice but to ask the Duke of Longxi to suppress his arrogance..."
The Heba family servant smiled again and explained in a low voice.
"The remaining influence of the old family should be inherited by the heir. But this boy is a newcomer to Dongzhou and has been here for a short time, but he has already seized so many influences and favors. The two men should also reflect on themselves. Why are they bullied like this? Can all the old friends not be trusted? It's just that they have disappeared from my family for several years?"
Li Hu was quite angry when he heard this. He and the Heba family, especially Heba Yue, did have a deep friendship. So when the two brothers sent someone to ask for help, he agreed without thinking.
But he did have a lot of resentment towards the two brothers in his heart, just because the two brothers were very poor in interpersonal communication, usually distant and unwilling to get close, which once made Li Hu think that they were too lazy to maintain friendship because he was weak and could not protect them.
He had lived in the capital for a long time, and he didn't know much about the personnel of the Bafu. After agreeing to this matter, he thought it was not a big problem. But after talking with Li Tai for a while, he also felt that this kid was a bit tricky.
Li Hu was speechless because he was not qualified to arbitrate the matter in terms of public and personal feelings. This was indeed true. After all, this was Heba Sheng's family affair, and he had not been in contact with Heba Sheng for a long time, so he was not qualified to comment on it from the perspective of friendship.
But since he had already agreed, he could not retreat and remain silent because of this sentence, and this kid might not be worth talking about in detail.
This kind of trivial matter was not worth disturbing the Grand Secretariat. The reason why Li Hu detained this kid was not to target Li Tai. If this kid was willing to bow his head and give in, that would be the best.
If not, then wait until Heba Sheng's old relatives come forward, and Li Hu can take this opportunity to ask those people whether they still recognize the old favors of the Heba family? Do they still recognize Heba Jing, the heir of the Grand Master?
If these people blindly favor Li Tai, he will naturally have to uphold justice for the two sons of Heba Yue. If they can still care about the old friendship, they will naturally be allowed to arbitrate, and Li Hu will not have to worry about it anymore.
Thinking this in his heart, Li Hu ordered his servant to send some food to Li Tai.
Although they met for a short time, the boy's fearless and reasonable attitude still left a deep impression on him, and at the same time he felt pity.
Although he said that Heba Sheng was not careful in accepting guests, Li Hu secretly felt that the new member Heba Sheng had recruited was indeed good.
If the two sons could get along with them, they would be a helper. It's a pity that they themselves are not talented enough and have no way to control them. The candidate who should have been a helper has become a hidden danger that will occupy the magpie's nest.
Li Hu is naturally not afraid of having a grudge with Li Tai, but he feels sorry for Heba Jing.
The old friends in Beizhen will always have a day when their friendship will be alienated. Even if they brothers no longer fantasize about doing anything great, it is beneficial to get some human care and mutual help. But after this incident, they may not be able to get along well.
Although he stood up for the Heba brothers, there was no need to offend them completely. The proper hospitality supply was maintained, and he was only used to lure a few people who were qualified to talk to him.
The news that Li Tai was detained by Li Hu quickly spread back to the Cui family. Cui Qian, Lu Rou, who stayed at home, and Cui Fan, who had just returned, had a brief discussion and immediately sent a message to Li Hu's home to ask for an audience.
Several of them were important staff members of He Basheng when he was in Jingzhou, and they were also members of one of the few aristocratic families in Kansai. However, when the invitations were handed in, they were like nothing, and Li Hu did not receive them. Apparently they felt that their relationship with Li Tai was not enough to arbitrate the matter.
"Li Wenbin is so arrogant and contemptuous, I'm afraid things will not go well."
Cui Quan stood outside the door of Li Hu's residence. He pondered for a while and then said: "I will stay here and wait. If there is a real crisis, I will not care about internal and external defenses and break down the door to save people first. But this is a bad idea. Brother, you I went to visit a few acquaintances in the capital. The people in the town have destroyed many famous families in the past year. I ask for moral help. We must not let this trend spread again in Kansai!"
Cui Qian nodded after hearing this. There was no deep grudge against each other, but Li Hu detained Li Tai in the house and refused to accept their request. This was undoubtedly a slight or even a trampling on the dignity and personal safety of the famous clan.
Cui Fan looked at Lu Rou again and said, "Apan has been here for more than a year and is no longer a new visitor. He has also made some achievements in Guanxi. Zigang, you go to Huazhou immediately and choose someone who is kind to you to say goodbye to your illness." . If no strong support comes forward, then report it directly to Daxingtai!"
"I'm going to leave now. Cousin, you have to be careful when you stay here. You must save Apan's life!"
Lu Rou nodded, and immediately took the official documents given by Cui Quan, and left the city to the east with Li Taizhong's trusted entourage.
Li Tai didn't know that his cousins had already worked separately to rescue him outside. When he saw Li Hu's servants bringing food and drinks, he felt lighter. After the meal, he even chatted with Li Hu's soldiers who were guarding the door. Ask Li Hu about his family situation, how old Li Shimin’s grandfather is, etc.
The soldiers ignored him, and Li Tai was too lazy to make trouble for himself. He simply picked up the list of He Basheng's inheritance calculated by the He Basheng brothers and browsed it.
Seeing this, he suddenly felt happy. He didn't know whether the two brothers really thought that their uncle was a rich man, or because they invited Li Hu to blackmail them. All the figures recorded above were exaggerated, let alone Li Hu. Too bad, even if the Western Wei treasury was plundered, they might not have so many assets!
Li Tai had never thought about refusing to return He Basheng's inheritance, but the main people He Basheng left with him were his subordinates, and they didn't actually have much frivolous money. The only considerable property is the manor in Baishui, which is used as the investment capital for official document printing.
It is impossible to return personnel Li Tai, not to mention that he is still in urgent need. Even if these people fall into the hands of the Heba brothers, they will not be treated well and utilized.
Since he was not the only one involved in the manor on Baishui, Li Tai had thought of buying out the manor with a sum of money and then paying part of the dividends year by year.
After all, He Basheng's legacy should indeed be inherited by his heirs, and Li Tai didn't want to make it too ugly with He Basheng's brothers. First of all, this would hurt his own reputation, and secondly, it would also betray He Basheng's long-term care.
But now these two guys have made it clear that the lion's mouth is wide open, which makes Li Tai a little unhappy. He beckons for pen and ink paper and writes down his inheritance return plan: He Basheng's military department will be led by himself, and the Whitewater Manor will also be led by him. He managed it on his behalf and gave their brothers 10,000 pieces of silk before the end of this year, and then 2,000 pieces of silk every year until the death of He Bajing.
This plan is already extremely generous. The life of Gao Aocao, who is famous all over the world, is only worth 10,000 pieces of silk in the Western Wei Dynasty. Li Tai will give Gao Aocao first this year, and another Gao Aocao in five years.
At least if He Basheng's personnel legacy is placed in the hands of their brothers, they will never be able to reap such benefits.
Li Taiken gave this condition mainly because of He Basheng's face. He Basheng had really helped him a lot in the past year. Especially during the period after his death, Li Tai felt particularly deeply.
He Basheng is now He Basheng's only heir, and Li Tai does not want to see He Basheng's family become degenerate. If He Ba Jing still doesn’t know what he is doing, and I won’t take care of him, the worst thing I can do is find Lady Miaoyin to have more sons next year, who will succeed He Ba Sheng in the Ming Dynasty!