Chapter 456 Occasionally heard from my father

Chapter 456 Occasionally heard from my father

After solving He Ruoden's unexpected episode, it was completely dark when Li Tai went out again.

Originally, He Ruoden was going to personally hold the bridle and lead the horse for Li Tai and escort him to Li Mu's home, but when Li Tai saw that the wound on his left arm was still bleeding, he ordered him to take care of the wound properly first and arrange the household chores. , and then come back to the house in a few days to take orders.

Although He Ruoden's big mouth is a bit unbearable, it is also a happy trouble for Li Tai. Now he is no longer a transparent person who no one cares about. Although the flow of people who come to seek refuge is not an endless stream. , but it happens from time to time, and the gold content is not low.

Li Mu's house was not far away, and the group arrived in a short time. There were several slaves waiting at the entrance of the alley. When they saw Li Tai and his entourage approaching, they hurried back to report to their master. When Li Tai rode his horse to the door, several of his disciples were already waiting here.

"Aye was left in the Tai Mansion by Daxingtai as a gift. Not long after my uncle returned to his residence, he was changing clothes in the back hall. He ordered us to wait in front of the door to greet Mr. Xihe."

The first young man is about the same age as Li Tai, and he has the same tall and straight physique. His eyebrows are high and he looks a bit stubborn. It is Li Zhi, the eldest son of Li Yuan, who is now serving in the Tai government, and who has become more popular in Tai after Li Tai. One of the latecomers in appreciation cultivation.

Standing behind Li Zhi were other children of the household, including Yuwentai's son-in-law Li Ji.

Apart from anything else, the Li family in Gaoping is really prosperous. The three Li Xian brothers have their own responsibilities and a clear division of labor. There are more than a dozen people in the next generation, and the three brothers are each in their prime, and there will definitely be more in the future. Add children. This alone is better than many military commanders.

“Brothers, let’s see if I am powerful or not!”

Li Tai was still chatting with Li Zhi briefly, and Li Ya jumped out of the car in the back eagerly, waving the bow, staff, knife hilt and other broken instruments that he had just collected from the corners of the house to show off, looking at his brothers. Looking down on these old things that seemed to be somewhat dilapidated, he glared and showed off loudly: "Do you know where these utensils come from?

Open your eyes and take a closer look. These are all confiscated from the East Thief Jinyang Palace. In the whole of Kansai, only the owner of my village has them. Uncle Huli, Aye and others are even more rare! The owner of the village gave these treasures to me casually. You should know how much I am valued by the owner, right?

I am still young and did not go out with the village leader last year, but next time, I will definitely serve as a vanguard and use these swords and sticks to personally kill the east thief He Liuhun! "

These half-grown men are all general disciples, so they are naturally very interested in such things. They immediately gathered around Li Ya when they saw Li Ya's show off, but they felt a little jealous in their hearts. When they heard his bragging getting louder and louder, Then a cousin couldn't help but sneered: "Ajiu is talking nonsense again! That east thief He Liuhun died long ago, and you still need to attack him!"

Li Ya was naturally not angry about what he said, and turned to Li Tai for confirmation with a blushing face. After receiving a positive answer, she immediately became dejected, feeling that such a great miracle was just gone away from her.

But soon he got excited again and called on Shuofeng and Liu Ang to guard these old equipment and not allow his fellow clansmen to pick them at will from his brothers. He also shouted loudly: "The east thief He Liuhun was attacked and killed by the owner of my village. He was frightened to death." , these were the instruments used in the battle that day, and they were also stained with the blood of He Liuhun and his confidants. If any of you want it, you must exchange it with your own treasures! "

When all the young people heard this, they suddenly became excited, and some people rushed to snatch it. Li Ya and Shuofeng were no match at all, while Liu Ang, who had short arms and legs, was completely ignored.

Seeing that many items in front of the car had been looted, and there were still some prominent people, Li Tai couldn't help but sigh that these children of the Li family should not be underestimated, they really dared to take action. On the contrary, Li Ya, a poor student raised in his family, turned out to be a rare kindhearted person in comparison.

Li Ya originally wanted to find a rare item, but after not going home for a long time, she forgot about his family tradition, so that she was sold out, so she was so angry that she screamed. It was not until his father, Li Mu, came over and kicked him after hearing the news that he could endure it with a pursed lips. came down, but still rubbed the corners of his eyes and refused to get close to those cousins.

Li Mu waved away the young men, leaving only Li Zhi and Li Ji, the two older nephews of the governor, and apologized to Li Tai.

If the child gets angry, not even one child can withstand it, let alone a whole litter here. Li Tai finally understood why Li Ya looked so disgusting when he first arrived in Shang Yuan.

However, it is always difficult for outsiders to comment on things like tutoring. Li Tai did not come here to teach the Li brothers how to discipline their sons. After entering the hall, he briefly described today's conversation with Li Bi about the adjustment of Li Mu's duties. .

When he learned that Li Bi was willing to let him go, and that Li Tai was going to recommend him as the commander-in-chief of the rear army defense city, Li Mu couldn't help but smile.

Although this would place him below Li Tai, he did not have as strong a sense of honor and disgrace as Yu Wenhu did, or he did not feel that assisting Li Tai was such a shameful thing.

When he was in Dongxia Prefecture, he helped Li Tai with many things, and it was a pleasure to work with him. Now that he has transformed from a civilian military governor of the Chinese army who was buried in paperwork and not in charge of operations to a city-defending governor and the second-in-command of the military government, there is really nothing dissatisfying about him.

Li Zhi, who was sitting with him at the table, heard that Li Tai, who was similar to him in age, had actually been able to intervene in and decide on such an important personnel appointment in the Taiwan government. Even his own uncle had to obey his orders. His eyes when he looked at Li Tai were filled with excitement. Surprised and admired, he couldn't help but sigh: "I wonder when I will be able to make plans and implement things as calmly as Lord Xihe..."

Li Tai turned to look at this guy and felt that people should indeed have dreams, so he smiled and said: "Everyone has his own time, and time comes and goes. When I entered the customs in a hurry last year, I couldn't even dream of imagining the scenery today. So I still Build up your willpower, wait until the time comes, and don’t waste the opportunity to make a big splash!”

Li Zhi only said that what Li Tai said was just based on his own experience, and nodded in agreement with encouragement. However, he didn't know how evil thoughts were surging in this guy's heart, and he was already planning in his mind to encourage him to fight Yu Wenhu. .

A few people were chatting and drinking, and unknowingly the night was already quite deep. Looking at several people, they were all yawning out of energy. Li Tai was about to stand up and say goodbye. Li Yuan just returned home. Naturally, it was not easy to leave just like that. Go, you can only sit down again.

While the slaves were rearranging the banquet, Li Yuan first apologized to Li Tai for not having time to entertain him, and then he praised Li Tai.

As the first general in the Western Wei Dynasty to communicate with Gao Zhongmi, he never expected that this young man would grow so rapidly in just a few years and actually obtain an official position that was on par with him.

However, although he and Li Tai did not meet often, he also paid a lot of attention to his experience through his brothers, so he did not feel that he was out of the ordinary, and he did not look down on Li Tai because of his age, pretending to be equals. In a gesture of communication, Li Tai was asked about his views on the development of the situation in Henan.

When it comes to this point, Li Tai is very clear. Hou Jing may not understand the further development of the situation as well as him, of course, if there are no other variables involved.

The chaos in Henan is one aspect, but talking about what the Western Wei Dynasty can take advantage of is another topic.

Whether it is the actual development of the situation or Li Tai's own judgment, the changes in the situation in this first stage actually have little to do with the Western Wei Dynasty. It is mainly about watching the drama.

Because today's Western Wei Dynasty simply does not have the strategic tension to seize the opportunity to get involved in the Henan area, neither the veteran generals nor the upstarts like him based in Guanlong have much interest in Henan.

Therefore, it is difficult to launch any large-scale military operations at this stage. What the Western Wei Dynasty can do is to take advantage of the Eastern Wei Dynasty to strengthen its penetration and control of the Yiluo area in western Henan, and gradually seize the strongholds around Heluo, little by little. Reversing the passive situation in this region, thereby preparing for the next larger-scale armed intervention.

Li Yuan also basically agreed with this view. He discussed this with Daxingtai for a long time that night, and finally came to the conclusion that before the Taiwan government reached a unified opinion, it would be difficult to provide considerable manpower and material assistance to the front line, so it still had to rely on The actions of those powerful rebels among Yiluo.

In addition, Daxingtai also specifically proposed that Li Yuan strengthen personal contact with Li Tai, so that it might be possible to obtain some convenient assistance from Li Tai under certain circumstances that the Taiwanese government is difficult to provide.

Li Yuan was initially dubious about this, but after hearing that Yubi City received a large amount of military food assistance from Li Tai last year, he couldn't help but be a little surprised. Out of his belief in Daxingtai, he was even more enthusiastic about Li Taibian.

Li Tai can also feel this enthusiasm, but it is a pity that Li Yuan is on the front line in western Henan, and the human resources that can be mobilized are only carrots and pits, and it is difficult to carry out effective resource replacement between them.

But seeing that Li Yuan wanted to strengthen mutual interaction, he still made a request of his own, that is, could he try to arrange personnel from the western Henan front line to contact Hebei and try to welcome his family into the customs.

After Li Yuan heard this request, he immediately looked embarrassed, because the Western Wei Dynasty really didn't have any advantage in Henan. The farthest its influence had ever been was when Gao Zhongmi returned to Juzhou. If he wanted to pass through the entire Heluo area, It is still too difficult to meet people in Hebei.

But now that Henan is in chaos, if a small group of elite troops are sent secretly to Qinghe Township, they may be able to succeed. After Li Yuan pondered for a moment, he said that he would try his best if the time is right.

In addition to this empty promise, Li Yuan also brought a more valuable news to Li Tai, that is, after the Battle of Mangshan, his father Li Xiao once appeared in the Guangzhou area southwest of Luoyang. However, Guangzhou is still occupied by the Eastern Wei Dynasty, and more accurate information cannot be found.

Li Tai's heart skipped a beat when he heard the news. He thought about the geographical location of Guangzhou for a moment, and then an idea came to his mind. Could it be that he passed through Guangzhou and then went south to Jiangling to help him check out the location in advance?