Chapter 325 Longyou Group
The people present heard Yu Wenqiu’s question. They all immediately cheered up and looked at Li Tai, wanting to see how he would respond.
So many people came to greet Li Tai today not just to express respect, but more importantly to get to know his personality and style in person.
Although the situation in Longyou could not be said to be peaceful and without any disputes, it was still relatively stable. Now that there is another Li Tai whose status cannot be ignored, everyone will inevitably wonder what kind of changes he will bring to the situation in Longyou, and will it breed unacceptable personnel disputes?
Before he entered the town, he first arrested a county commander in Lueyang County. No matter what the reason was, it would inevitably make people secretly daydream. Especially those who are subordinate to him in official positions are even more worried that this chief may not be easy to get along with.
Li Tai knew what everyone present was thinking, and did not care whether Yu Wenqiu was testing or trying to attack. He just smiled and replied: "I know where the Yang Ling mentioned by Nan'an is. When I passed through Lueyang before, I will He was summoned as a guide and is currently in the team. But I really don’t know whether Yang Ling is a criminal or not.”
As he spoke, he turned around and waved to the team behind him. The short and stocky Yang Ling, who was blocked by other guards, hurriedly stepped forward. He first crossed his arms and bowed to Li Tai, and then bowed in front of Yu Wenqiu. "Thank you very much, Mr. Nan'an, for your concern. I have escorted you all the way. I didn't come to worship you in time. Please forgive me for being disrespectful."
When Yu Wenqiu saw this scene, he couldn't help but be stunned. This was very different from what he had heard. He looked at Yang Ling with doubts.
"I know that your two masters and servants have a deep friendship. Yang Sima will first settle the relationship with your old master before returning to the team and waiting for orders."
Li Tai lowered his head and said to Yang Ling, asking this guy to explain himself to his old master.
Although he arrested Yang Ling, it was only because this guy was rude and offended him first, and he did not treat Yang Ling as a prisoner. It was also to avoid siding with certain personnel without understanding the situation here. the opposite of.
After all, it was because he saw that there was a strong smell of barbarians in Lueyang County, so Li Tai did not have a strong desire to be public and righteous. Even if Yang Ling was really a slave to the common people, it was nothing more than an internal conflict between the Di and Qiang people. There is no need to arbitrarily divide justice or evil, the key is to see which one is more useful.
Yang Ling and Yu Wen Qiuxing walked not far away and communicated quietly. Li Taize, under Li Tun's introduction, greeted everyone present one by one. His attitude was modest and easy-going, and he was not eager to establish a solitary image that he should keep away from strangers.
Everyone also came forward to greet him one after another, but they were inevitably full of doubts in their hearts. Everyone was extremely curious about what happened in Lueyang County before.
It was obviously heard that a very serious conflict broke out between Yang Ling and this Li Sanqi, why did he become a simple guide now? Moreover, looking at Yang Ling's demeanor, he seemed to be in awe of Li Sanqi. Could it be that he had been tamed in such a short time?
There was a familiar face among everyone here, Yu Wenqiu and Yang Ling, who were chatting privately, also returned, with no clues in their expressions. But after returning here, Yu Wenqiu greeted Li Tai with fists in his arms and said solemnly: "The question I asked before was because I was rash, and I only asked him out of my house because I was afraid that he would be arrogant and disrespectful, and I did not ask the question intentionally. Please forgive me for interfering in Li Sanqi’s ministry.”
After Li Tai heard this, he smiled and said: "The words of Duke Nan'an are serious. I have not been deeply involved in the situation here, and I will never trample on the plans of the predecessors to show my own ability. If I don't have a broad view, I will be brief, and if I don't have a lot of experience, I will be cautious." No matter what the situation is, I hope to get some advice from the forerunners.”
When Yu Wenqiu heard this, a smile appeared on his face. He raised his hand to signal Li Tai to mount his horse and said with a smile: "No wonder Li Sanqi has received the care and love of the late Grand Master and other benevolent elders. His words and deeds are really admirable. I also I need to learn a lot from you, but it is not convenient to talk freely on this road, so please mount your horse and go on another journey, so as not to keep Mr. Hanoi waiting in the house for a long time."
So the group of people continued on the road. In addition to the state officials who were accompanying them, there were also thousands of armored soldiers accompanying them, which was full of magnificence. On the way, I occasionally encountered business groups traveling, but they all hurriedly avoided the road and did not dare to fight for their way. There were also many people standing on both sides of the road and loudly asking who the high-ranking official was.
After traveling out of Longguan, Li Tai clearly felt the desolation of Longyou, with sparsely populated people and simple scenery, which was not much different from other states in northern Shaanxi. But after leaving Lueyang River and entering the Wei River Basin, the surrounding scenery quickly became lively.
There are constantly groups of merchants traveling from east to west on the road, or because the army is currently preparing for war, there are also many Han and Hu armed groups, large and small. On both sides of the Weishui River, vast manor docks continue to appear, and their scale is not smaller than similar ones in Guanzhong.
By the time Shangfeng City was vaguely in sight, there were not only manor docks where rich people lived in enclosures on both sides of the Wei River, but also villages and cities where ordinary people lived, scattered in an orderly manner among the river valleys and wilderness.
In the evening, smoke rises from everywhere, creating a peaceful and peaceful scene. Seeing these idyllic scenery, Li Tai also secretly breathed a sigh of relief. It seems that the livelihood of the people of Qinzhou under the rule of Duguxin has been guaranteed. At least he no longer needs to reclaim the wasteland and recruit people in the barren land like in northern Shaanxi. Refugees.
As the military and political center of Qinzhou and the largest town in Rulong, Shangfeng City is quite large in scale, just like many large city and fortresses at the time. It is not a single city, but a group of town buildings, spanning across On both sides of the Wei River, the fortification buildings also had certain functional divisions for peasants, farmers, industry and commerce.
There are two core buildings among these fortifications, namely Fangcheng on the north bank and Qinzhou Fucheng on the south bank.
There are state soldiers stationed in Fangcheng, including many powerful chiefs and their cronies. It is the military center of the entire Qinzhou and even Longyou. Fucheng is the political center where major government offices such as state and county governments are gathered.
Others include craftsmen's workshops, residential towns, etc., and even city fortresses specially designed for passing traders to rest and stay. Added up, it is said that the number of soldiers and civilians gathered here alone has exceeded half of the total number of soldiers and civilians in Qinzhou. .
When everyone arrived here, it was already getting dark. The sergeants dispersed and returned to camp, while the sergeants still followed Li Tai into the city. When they entered the city, Duguxin returned from an inspection tour.
"You entered the country alone, and you actually lost half of my popularity in the city. All the officials came out to welcome you, and the military and government were almost at a standstill! You have such support from the people, and you must use your talents here to live up to the people's high expectations!"
When Duguxin came in, he got off his horse, walked in front of Li Tai, patted him on the shoulder with a smile on his face and said, then turned to look at the crowd present, with an expression of no anger and authority, and said loudly: "Li Lang, he is a high-ranking scholar from a famous family in Longxi." Enough, we are from the same hometown as you and many others.
He was well-known in Guanzhong before, and he was loved by officials and people wherever he held positions. I finally recruited him to the town after several invitations and even giving up his daughter to please him. As you serve the masses, please do not underestimate me as a good assistant. I hope that we can continue to work together and bring more benefits to the local area! "
After hearing this, everyone all agreed with a bang, and many people couldn't help but be envious after actually seeing Li Tai being cared for and promoted by Dugu Kaifu.
Then Duguxin held Li Tai's hand with a smile and walked into the city. As he walked, he introduced the architectural layout of the city to Li Tai, his expression and tone were quite contented.
He is indeed proud of it. When he settled here at the beginning of the year, although it could not be said to be a barren land, the state governance situation was also in a mess. There were almost no registered residents in the territory. The Di and Qiang tribes were in constant riots. Government orders could not leave the state capital. This geography is almost useless.
After several years of unremitting rectification, the military and political situation has been greatly improved. The masses are clamoring for support and order has been restored. Compared with the previous chaotic scene, it seems like a completely different world.
Dugu Xin was not a frivolous and shallow person, and he would not usually brag about his achievements, but now he couldn't help but show them off to Li Tai. It was really because of his outstanding son-in-law. It makes him feel a lot of pressure, so he has to show off his achievements to maintain the dignity of his elders.
It's just that Li Tai has never seen the old state of Qinzhou. Now when he visits the current capital of Qinzhou, he has little impression due to the lack of comparison between before and after. He even vaguely feels that it is just like this.
The whole city seems to be quite large, but the division of functional areas is in a mess, with no overall systematic planning at all, and the old and new differences between different areas are obvious and huge. It can be seen that the city was not built at one time, and there are obvious differences in many places. The grafting adds traces, which makes the city lack the beauty of the whole, and it looks like a strange patchwork and stitching.
Fortunately, Duguxin could not listen to Li Tai's voice. If he knew that Qinzhou City, which he was proud of, had been slandered by Li Tai as a suture monster, he would be very depressed.
The group marched into the state capital in a mighty manner and sat down in separate seats according to their respective official ranks. Dugu Xin took the seat at the head of the hall, with Li Tai and Yu Wenqiu on the left and right.
Although they already knew each other, Duguxin still introduced the two of them to each other, and his hope that they could get along harmoniously was beyond words.
Although Yu Wenqiu is now the governor of Southern Qinzhou rather than an official of Qinzhou, Duguxin is still the governor of ten states in Longyou, so he is still a subordinate of Duguxin.
Although the Governor-General of the Ten Prefectures in Longyou sounds very majestic, the administrative divisions at the Western Wei Prefecture level are already chaotic and uncertain. For example, Qinzhou was divided into three Qinzhous in the east, north and south. The original one state has now become four states. Some are to restrict the power of Fangzhen, and some are to place officials in charge, but not many are really based on administrative considerations.
In addition to Yu Wenqiu, the governor of Southern Qin Prefecture, there was also Hou Mo Chenqiong, the governor of Northern Qin Prefecture, who was the younger brother of Hou Mo Chen Chong.
This Hou Mo Chen Qiong did not come to greet Li Tai, but was leading his troops to follow Dugu Xin to Liangzhou to quell the rebellion. However, he was not as arrogant as his brother, and was quite polite when facing Li Tai.
Li Tai saw that Hou Mo Chen Qiong had already become the governor of a state before he was established, and he couldn't help but feel a little bit disgusted at how messed up he was. However, when I thought that my actual power in Longyou was greater than that of the governor of Northern Qinzhou, I felt relieved. I thought that this young prince must continue to work hard, otherwise I will beat you if you mess with me again one day. you!
Apart from these two people, the rest are officials from the two governments under Dugu Xin. Among them, Dugu Xin also introduced the more important ones. It was not unnecessary, but through his perspective as the chief officer, he pointed out to Li Tai the key personnel points that Longyou needed to pay attention to now.
Li Tai only knew everyone briefly before, but now that he heard Dugu Xin's special introduction, he secretly remembered the names of the people named.
Among them was Shi Huangfu Mu, the former governor of Qin who was replaced by him. He was from a wealthy and stable family. He was of the same clan as Li Tai's old colleague Huangfu Fan but from a different branch. Huangfu Fan's family had long moved to Jingzhao, while Huangfu Mu's family had always stayed in their hometown. .
When Shi Ning became the governor of Jingzhou, Huangfu Mu was recommended by him and became Duguxin's staff, and he followed him to Qinzhou. After so many years of service, he was appointed governor of Qin, but he was replaced by Li Tai. Whoever replaced him would probably be unhappy.
Huangfu Mu really didn't have a good look towards Li Tai, and he didn't go out with everyone to greet him. Even in the banquet hall, Dugu Xin specially invited people to come, which shows that he has a lot of opinions about this in his heart.
There was another official who was replaced by Li Tai, named Zhang Hao, who was from Wuwei. He did not have the same emotional resistance to Li Tai as Huangfu Mu. They had been chatting happily together before. If Duguxin hadn't deliberately Point out that Li Tai didn't even know that he had replaced him, and he seemed to have no grudges at all.
It is difficult for these two people with completely opposite attitudes to tell which one is right and which is wrong. Huangfu Mu's attitude was admittedly a bit disrespectful, but it also showed that he really valued the position he had earned through years of service. Zhang Hao, on the other hand, is not as open-minded as ordinary people. I don't know if he really doesn't care about the gain or loss of his position, or if he has other ambitions in his heart.
Tianshui County is the main jurisdiction of Qinzhou, and most of the personnel in the county are concentrated around Fengcheng. Therefore, there was no arrangement for a county guard before and the state government directly took charge of the affairs. This also prevented Li Tai from offending anyone again. However, if he wants to effectively exercise the power of the prefect, he will have to make a deep cut with the affairs of the state capital, which will inevitably lead to chaos.
In short, if Li Tai wants to gain a solid foothold in Qinzhou, even with Duguxin's support, there will be some personnel disputes and frictions. What's more, he could feel that Duguxin was relatively satisfied with the current personnel arrangements, and he was afraid that he would not be happy to see him start a power struggle among his base.
Li Tai didn't care much about this. He had no plans to occupy Longyou for a long time, so he had to seize the opportunity to import human resources from this side into Guanzhong.
Because Li Tai was traveling all the way, and the government was busy with military affairs recently, this banquet did not last too long. When everyone was full, Duguxin dismissed the crowd, leaving only Li Tai. Talk about some confidential matters.