Chapter 384: Keeping the Pledge
Yu Wenhu and Li Taichang talked a lot about the plan to send troops to Jinyang to steal the family, and they didn't leave until it was very late at night.
When Li Tai escorted Yuwen out of the camp and turned back, he found that the generals who had been dismissed were standing outside the tent and looking at him eagerly, so he raised his hand to signal the generals to follow him into the camp.
"Your Majesty, do you really want to serve Duke Shuitan? But we are only willing to serve you..."
As soon as he returned to the big tent, Li Yunxin was the first to ask questions, and the other generals also looked at Li Tai nervously.
Li Tai did not answer the question immediately. Instead, he looked at the young general who had been scolded by him before, raised his hand and patted the young general's shoulder and asked, "Does it still hurt when you were kicked before?"
After hearing this, the young general shook his head repeatedly, knelt down on the ground with a plop and said loudly: "As long as I can continue to follow Master Lang, I am willing to accept no matter how severe the punishment is! My parents abandoned me, and the Buddha did not bless me. If Master Lang hadn't saved me righteously, I would have been punished." Or no longer alive..."
This young general was Yan Xin's grandson Yan Zheng, whom Li Tai had rescued from Guangming Temple. Since both his parents were no longer alive, Li Tai simply took him with him because he was afraid that he would be too young and weak to stand on his own.
When Yan Zheng said this, his voice was already trembling slightly, which showed that he was deeply opposed to not being led by Li Tai. Although the other generals were not as worried as the young man, they all looked serious and unhappy.
Li Tai raised his hand to signal everyone to take their seats first, and then he sighed: "You have been waiting in the field for a long time. I think you don't know about the personnel disputes in the country. Although the people inside and outside are always committed to righteousness and work together with the king, they all have their own right and wrong minds." There are differences, but not without gaps and barriers.
This time when I returned to China to participate in the Grand Parade, the masses also saw a difference between me being warm and cool. In the past years, my actions were superficial and I had little reputation. The soldiers in the camp congratulated me on my return. But there are also some old men in high positions who hate me for being so young and advancing so fast because of my incompetence.
If I were alone, I would not be afraid of human kindness or evil. But if you and other righteous people follow me, if you are trapped, I am afraid it will damage your morale. The former made an appointment to work together in Longshang, and the words are still in my ears. How can I bear to abandon the people? "
He did not just blindly portray himself as powerful in front of his subordinates, nor did he hide that he had high-ranking political opponents in the country. It would be better to take the blame for someone like Zhao Gui who did not deal with him than to speak out. Taiwan Corruption's team has caused much less psychological pressure on the masses.
After hearing these words, everyone couldn't help but look angry. Li Yunxin said loudly: "Such evil feelings and making things difficult are always inevitable in the world. But since you are not a burden to me, you really shouldn't do it." The thought of committing suicide and abandoning each other.
In the past many years, there were many ministers appointed by the imperial court to govern Longyou. However, including Dugu Kaifu, who is still in the town today, as long as he does not deliberately despise and torture us and other frontier soldiers, he is considered competent. He is truly benevolent and brave and cares about the people's ills. , I am just one person!
It is precisely because of this sense that we and other people bid farewell to our hometown and followed the envoy to serve in the customs. The emperor was not supported by the masses in the past years, but he was already famous. Now that he has such a loyal and loyal son to follow him, there is no need to worry about the obstacles of evil!
If there is someone who is jealous and has a bad heart, who violates the righteousness of the village, or fails to live up to the hope of his parents, please kill him at the hands of your great-uncle! "
After hearing this, all the generals in the tent also stood up and paid homage: "I only wish to follow the envoy and make meritorious deeds, and never break my promise!"
Hearing the people making this oath, Li Tai felt more and more like a warlord in troubled times who was harming the country and obstructing unification.
For a team to be cohesive, long-term team building is essential. At this moment, the people in the tent expressed their loyalty to him, but the relationship between them was not based on superiority and subordination based on power and position, but an oath that was binding on both parties.
As this relationship strengthens, even if one day he is no longer the general appointed by the Western Wei Bafu, the relationship with these soldiers will not be affected by this.
Although the front leg was still expressing its intention to hand over military power to Yuwentai's uncle and nephew, the back leg was strengthening team ideological building in the big tent, which was really a bit contradictory.
However, Li Tai is not worried that this situation will be leaked. First of all, there are core members of this team in the account at this time, and it is not easy to bribe and infiltrate. Secondly, even if it is leaked, it also reflects the strong cohesion of this team. Even if Yu Wentai wants to deal with Li Tai, who is popular, he has to weigh whether it will explode.
With the appearance of this Longyou cavalry, the civil and military ministers of the country had a new understanding of the power Li Tai now possesses. In addition, Daxingtai's act of conferring a title on him in public seemed to indicate that the unhappiness between them had been erased.
So Li Tai became the harmless meat and potatoes he had been before, and visitors came to the camp in an endless stream. Even Zhao Gui, an old enemy who was qualified as the censor lieutenant, was unable to stop this trend.
But not everyone is as proud as Li Tai. Linghu Yanbao, who returned home with Li Tai but disappeared not long ago, has been very anxious recently.
Li Tai originally thought that Linghu Yanbao was deeply appreciated after being summoned by Daxingtai, so he abandoned himself and turned to a new one. After all, according to the records of "Book of Zhou", Linghu Yanbao was deeply appreciated after entering the court. Daxingtai takes it seriously, and everyone who shoots rainbow farts blushes.
However, after some inquiring, he discovered that this was not the case. Yuwentai had indeed met with Linghu Yanbao, and expressed deep appreciation for his efforts to regain Guazhou for the imperial court, and said that he would work with Longyou to pacify Liangzhou. All merits will be rewarded together.
The specific reward will not be announced until after the parade is over and he returns to the capital, because Yu Wentai does not want Dugu Xin's achievements in Longbian to have too high a sense of presence in the parade where all the armies gather.
Although Linghu Yanbao's achievements in Guazhou were very impressive, he did not receive any special treatment for it. It can be seen that his grandson Linghu Defen also praised his family a lot when he was compiling history.
But the reason why he disappeared after meeting the Grand Executive was because of Zhao Gui.
Before, Li Tai was targeted by the Grand Executive, so he was cautious in his words and deeds. When the situation became calm, he asked around and found out that Zhao Gui actually detained Linghu Yanbao in another camp and asked him to explain the whole story of the turmoil in Guazhou. It seemed that he suspected that these Hexi tyrants had staged and acted themselves to defraud the title.
After Li Tai learned about this, he was speechless. Zhao Gui's revengeful heart was really more than enough to cause trouble. No matter how the Guazhou incident went, at least it was now re-submitted and stabilized. Even if there was something fishy, as long as it was not too outrageous, it had to be covered up. If it really made it difficult to get off the stage, what could he do about this situation?
Linghu Yanbao had already had many heartfelt talks with Li Tai, and this time he was probably implicated by himself. After learning about this, Li Tai immediately asked his cousin Cui Qian to go with him to Zhao Gui's camp to ask for the person.
Zhao Gui avoided them, but his subordinates did not obstruct them and led Linghu Yanbao out to meet him.
Li Tai saw that he only looked a little haggard, and he looked a little fatter. It can be seen that Zhao Gui was making things difficult for him, but he did not dare to directly persecute such a meritorious official who was related to the situation in Hexi.
Linghu Yanbao was also full of emotion after seeing Li Tai, and his complicated mood was beyond words. He bowed to Li Tai.
Li Tai hurriedly helped him up, and then ordered Zhao Gui's subordinates to bring the record of Linghu Yanbao's statement here, worried that Linghu Yanbao might say something wrong because he was not familiar with the rules and situation in the country.
He was naturally not qualified to interfere in the affairs of the Censorate, but Zhao Gui was cautious that Linghu Yanbao was not legally here, so he avoided seeing him with a guilty conscience. Under Li Tai's threat, Zhao Gui's subordinates also hurriedly sent the paper roll.
Li Tai took it and flipped through it, and found that it was full of Buddhist scriptures, which confused him.
Cui Qian next to him was not as ignorant as him. After taking it and browsing it, he looked up at Linghu Yanbao and sighed: "General Linghu is really profound in Buddhism, and the "Great Prajna Sutra" is written exactly."
"Suddenly encountered difficulties in personnel, and I was upset. I used this Dharma to control myself and calm the nature of things, which made Minister Cui laugh."
Linghu Yanbao said after hearing this, and when Cui Qian handed the sutra back, he carefully put it away, with a lot of piety in his eyebrows.
Li Tai didn't change color when he heard about Buddhism, but he didn't like the monks' style of preaching the Dharma in name and collecting money in reality. He didn't dislike Linghu Yanbao, a devout believer, but respected him for his pious and cautious attitude towards faith.
After rescuing Linghu Yanbao, he did not pursue the matter further. After all, Zhao Gui, the lieutenant censor, was recently appointed by the Grand Secretariat. If he pressed Zhao Gui's neck and slapped him in the face, it would also make the Grand Secretariat lose face, and Linghu Yanbao might even be implicated. There would be some problems even if there were no problems.
On this day, Li Xiaoyong, who served as the General of Ji Nu in the Chang'an Imperial Guard, came to see him. After entering the account, he said to Li Tai with a happy face: "Most of the things that Alang asked have been done, and the grains and goods purchased by various parties are gradually being gathered in Chang'an and Shangyuan. It's just that because the grand review was held in advance, the price of millet has increased a lot, and the income is slightly lower than expected..."
"There is nothing we can do about it. It's good enough to be able to complete it before the grand review. There is no need to worry too much about the slight increase or loss."
Li Tai took the account book submitted by Li Xiaoyong and looked through it carefully. The more he looked, the more happy he was.