Chapter 439: Split Earth and Rule
In Duguxin's house, the young lady Miaoyin stood beside the courtyard door. From time to time she stuck her head out and looked into the central hall. If there was the slightest noise, she would rush back, looking cautious and trembling.
When she saw Li Tai walking in under the guidance of Li Tun, her pretty face immediately lit up with joy, and she ran forward to meet Li Tai with light steps: "Lang Jun, Aye, he started drinking in the early morning. I don't know how much I drank, and just now I wanted to get angry and punish the slaves. I only dared to stay here and didn't dare to enter the hall..."
Li Tai had already heard Li Tun explain the situation on the way, but now that he heard what the young lady said, he realized that the situation might be more serious than he thought.
At this time, drunken roars came from the hall again. Li Tai had no time to say anything to the young lady, and did not want her to see her father lose her composure after drinking, so he waved his hand and said: "Madam, please go to the garden and wait. I'll go look for you after talking to my father-in-law."
After hearing the words, Miaoyin nodded. After taking a few steps, she turned back to Li Tai and said, "Fortunately, your husband is here, otherwise I don't know how to restrain Aye's madness..."
After the lady left, Li Tai listened to Dugu Xin's irritable voice calling for wine, raised his hand to take the wine jar from the servant, and then walked into the hall.
The middle hall smelled of alcohol, and a lot of debris was scattered on the carpet. Dugu Xin sat slumped in the mat with a wooden stick in his hand, his eyebrows full of irritability. When he looked up and saw Li Tai walking in, he He was stunned for a moment, and it was obvious that he was not completely drunk yet, but his blurry eyes and flushed face showed that he was already quite drunk.
"Get out, get out! Who asked you to come?"
Although he was in a irritable mood, Duguxin still wanted to maintain his image in front of his son-in-law, so he waved his wooden stick to drive away Li Tai.
Li Tai stood still outside Zhang Yu, raised his hand and placed the wine jar on the table, then bowed and said: "My father-in-law is responsible for family affairs and national affairs, and the well-being of the people inside and outside depends on him. It may be difficult to indulge in ordinary times. Take advantage of this opportunity." At the end of the year, when I have rare leisure time, I also hope to have a drink with my husband to relieve my worries."
"You, a successful young man, do you have any worries?"
After hearing this, Dugu Xin rolled his eyes, still resisting Li Tai in his brows, but he no longer tried to drive him away.
"In these troubled times, who doesn't have some sad stories in their hearts?"
Li Tai said what he had heard from King Guangling before. Seeing that Dugu Xin was not as guarded as before, he came closer and sat down. Then he continued: "I have outstanding achievements today, but because of my qualifications I have little hope, and my status is still lower than that of the Zhenbing. Even Yuwen Sabao, the household dog, relies on his influence. How can I not be angry when I win in one fell swoop?"
During the court meeting a few days ago, Yu Wentai found an excuse to promote Yu Wenhu to an official position. He took away Zhao Gui's old title and promoted Yu Wenhu from the Duke of Chi County to the Duke of Zhongshan County, while Zhao Gui changed his title to the Duke of Nanyang County. .
Li Tai, who had been granted the title of Duke of Xihe County before and was appointed as a hussar general, finally managed to get rid of Yu Wenhu for the time being, but he was suddenly caught up again.
Although both of them were Dukes, Yu Wenhu, the Duke of Zhongshan, was more valuable than Li Tai, the Duke of Xihe.
After the mutiny in the Six Towns was initially put down, the people of the Six Towns moved inward, and many people from Wuchuan Town, including the Yuwen family, settled in Zhongshan County. After the East-West split, many family members of Wuchuan Town were directly imprisoned in Zhongshan County. Therefore, The county name Zhongshan means to a certain extent that it is the second hometown of these Wuchuan Town people. Zhao Gui used to be the first to advocate and support, and now he has been awarded Yu Wenhu, which is obviously of great significance.
However, Li Tai specifically picked this incident to talk about, not because he was really jealous of Yu Wenhu, but to open up a conversation with Dugu Xin.
On the way, he had already asked Li Tun that Director Yuwen had visited last night, and that Duguxin had lost his temper today. After thinking about it for a while, Li Tai guessed that it might be because of what Director Yuwen came to discuss with Duguxin that Duguxin was so upset. My faith is so shattered.
Sure enough, after Dugu Xin heard what Li Tai said, a hint of self-mockery appeared in the corner of his mouth, and he sneered and said: "Aren't you satisfied that you can achieve your current status with your new skills? What about the other young men of the Black Otter clan who stole it?" How should those who hold positions of power deal with themselves? Now that the king's business has been stabilized in Kansai, how can it be attributed to one family? They share the rewards of the royal family and divide the world. As a result, the internal and external powers are exclusively in the hands of one person, and they are indiscriminately granted. , Greedy and shameless!”
Li Tai already had some suspicions, but after hearing Dugu Xin's complaint, he was convinced.
He also knew that persuading Dugu Xin to look away would probably have no effect. It was impossible to look away just because he was drunk like this, so he signaled Li Tunxing to leave the hall and not allow anyone to approach, while he stayed close to Dugu Xin. He whispered in his ear: "Since my father-in-law is so unwilling, why not sneak out of the capital now, fly across Longguan, control Qinlong, and form a pattern of his own..."
Dugu Xin was drunk and hazy, but after hearing these words, he immediately became excited and raised his hands to cover Li Tai's mouth: "Be careful with your words, be careful with your words... How can you say such a dangerous plan so easily! "
Li Tai saw that just by talking, he had scared away most of Dugu Xin's drunkenness, and he couldn't help but sigh in his heart, why did you say you were so drunk? It's useless to give you a chance. You people from Wuchuan Old Town are really being held and controlled by Yu Wentai.
Regardless of the overall situation, this is a very rare opportunity to work alone with a team. Gao Huan will die after the New Year, and Hou Jing will cause trouble in Henan next. Yu Wentai's focus must be on the east.
Under such circumstances, in fact, as long as Duguxin gritted his teeth and refused to hand over power, and with Li Tai as a powerful assistant, Yuwentai really couldn't do anything to them, and even wanted to be more honored to appease them.
Of course, this also means that they have broken with Bafu, and there is no possibility of easing. No one can say how the situation will develop in the future.
Anyway, it is impossible to fight back to Guanzhong in the short term, but you can go to Shuzhong to open up a new situation. Like Hou Jing, he will recognize Xiao Ji, the king of Wuling in Nanliang, who is in Shuzhong. When Hou Jing makes trouble in Taicheng, he will be here. Let's also have a dove occupy the magpie's nest. Anyway, the men of the Xiao family love this style.
When Longyou, Hanzhong, and Shuzhong are all in hand, then you can imitate Marquis Wu in his Northern Expedition, and beat the black otter six times out of Qishan until he cried for father and mother. If Gao Cheng from the east side hadn't been beaten by the cook yet, he would have come to pay homage to the place where his father fought. It would have been a big fight at that time.
It's quite touching to think about this, but looking at Dugu Xin's vigilant look, it's obvious that he won't cooperate with him. If Li Tai wanted to complete this series of operations by himself, it can only be said to be a bit wasteful.
"My father-in-law is diligent in his work and loyal to the country. Naturally, he will not be disturbed by trivial distractions and tarnish his true heart. Although Daxingtai is very careful in his heart and fails to observe his rules, it is also because he has too much respect for his father-in-law. Today The reason why I sent my nephew to replace my father-in-law was just to take advantage of his father-in-law's rule in Longbian and the strong foundation. It is difficult to claim success, and failure is a double sin. Everyone in the world can decide for themselves. "
Yuwentai obviously saw that Duguxin was in a difficult situation and refused to hand over power, so he dared to press forward. In fact, Li Tai had discussed this situation with Duguxin before and suggested that he transfer the personnel accumulated in Longbian to Guanzhong.
At the moment, Dugu Xin's reaction is still a bit fierce. It's just that he can't let go when the situation comes. In addition, he is not resentful about being replaced by a junior, Director Yu Wen. If it were replaced by brothers Yu Jin, Li Bi, Hou Mochen, etc., he might be able to accept it in his heart. Some, but Yuwentai obviously wanted to get it right in one step.
Hearing Li Tai's consolation, Dugu Xin's expression improved a little, and then he pointed at Li Tai and said: "I also want to thank Boshan for reminding me. I made arrangements before and recommended many Longbian disciples to various houses for appointment." Even if Yuwen Bodhisattva enters the state, it will be difficult to reconcile the people in the state in a short period of time, and I still need to rely on me to smooth things over. "
Nowadays, the imperial court has no authority at all. Even if there are some official positions, they are mostly occupied by the powerful children of the clan. Even if people from Longbian enter the capital, it is difficult to occupy a good position in the imperial court. Therefore, they mainly rely on the relationship between Duguxin and Zhu Kaifu. Delivery under the door.
Although many Beizhen veteran generals have been promoted to official ranks, they do not have enough talents to handle official affairs. Therefore, both administration and military management are inefficient, and their reputation cannot recruit many talents.
Duguxin sent the talented people from Longbian to these Kaifu gates, and received favors from both places. It was more effective than sending them directly to the central court, and he could also avoid the inspection of Daxingtai.
Yuwentai will send Director Yuwen to Qinzhou to replace Duguxin, but will not recall Duguxin to the court. Firstly, he will naturally have to use Duguxin's power to allow Director Yuwen to successfully gain a foothold in Longyou. Secondly, he is worried about Duguxin. After returning to the court, the personnel affairs were arranged, and Yu Wentai could not stay in the court for a long time. It would be difficult for the juniors such as Yu Chijiong to prevent Dugu Xin and Li Hu from getting together to do anything.
Dugu Xin chatted with Li Tai for a long time, and then fell asleep at his desk under the influence of alcohol. After Li Tai saw this, he stood up and ordered the servants outside the hall to come in and carry Dugu Xin back to the inner room to settle him. He sat in the hall and digested what Dugu Xin said.
The reason why Duguxin was forced by Daxingtai was naturally because he did not have the courage and determination to break with Daxingtai, but what Li Tai did not expect was that there was also his own reason for this.
In order for Duguxin to accept this arrangement, Yuwentai put forward another condition, that is, Li Tai's expatriates in the Kulichuan River Basin of Heishui City in the center of northern Shaanxi's farmland were resettled in Xihe County of Fenzhou to resettle Li Tai's captives from the east bank of the Yellow River. personnel. Li Tai is in charge of all military and political affairs in Xihe County, and his subordinates can serve as county guards and town generals.