Chapter 523 Autumn Colors of Lishan Mountain

Chapter 523 Autumn Colors of Lishan Mountain

Around the Mid-Autumn Festival, the heat gradually recedes and the coolness gradually emerges. The sky is high and the air is refreshing, making it a good time to travel.

Taking advantage of the leisure time in Beijing, Li Tai and his family had some fun in the suburbs of Beijing, admiring the autumn scenery. Occasionally they got interested in hunting in the fields, and returned home after enjoying themselves, enjoying a rare leisure time.

On this day, at the invitation of Wang Yuanxin of Guangling, he took his family with him to visit his villa in Lishan Mountain.

The scenery of Lishan Mountain in autumn is interesting and gratifying. The mountain breeze is refreshing, the pines and cypresses are green, the maple leaves are red, and various colors are intertwined, which is no less beautiful than the flowers in spring and summer.

After entering the mountain forest, Li Tai dismounted and walked slowly along the mountain road. Lady Miaoyin is also traveling with us today. For the convenience of traveling, she simply wears a pleated hakama dress, which makes her look somewhat heroic and neat.

This young lady was in a good mood, her brows and eyes were full of hope. Every time she saw a strange scene on the mountain road, she would tell Li Tai happily and stand side by side to look at it and admire it. It was not a long journey, but it took a few hours.

Li Tai is not upset about this either. He enjoys the blending of scenes along the way. There is no need to go straight to the destination and miss the various scenery along the way. The same scenery can be felt differently when accompanied by different people. If it weren't for his wife's observation and reminder along the way, he would not have known that there were so many beautiful and lovely scenery in Lishan Mountain.

Li Tai, the king of Guangling, had visited Lishan for a long time. This garden is a place with unique scenery among the entire Lishan Mountains. In addition to the scenery, the various high-grade fruit trees in the garden villa are even more outstanding.

As soon as Li Tai and his party arrived at the nearby valley, they smelled a refreshing fruity aroma that filled the valley.

Miaoyin likes to play with various spices, and is naturally sensitive to smells. She puts her arm around her husband's arm, walks with her eyes closed and sniffs the scent, and constantly talks about the various fruity smells she can distinguish. Occasionally she opens her eyes to see The husband looked at her with admiration, and his eyebrows were beaming with joy, as if he had received such a grand compliment.

When the owners and guests in the garden heard the footsteps outside, they all moved out to greet them. In addition to Wang Yuanxin of Guangling and Gao Zhongmi who had arrived earlier, there were also Wang Yuanzan of Guangping and several other Yuan family members and court ministers.

"Bo Shan is late. He asked me to wait for my dear elders. If I go to the table later, I will have to punish myself with three cups of wine."

King Guangling was very sociable and was familiar with Li Tai. He took him two steps forward and said with a smile. At the same time, he also noticed the lady dressed as a teenager next to Li Tai. He nodded and then followed the maids who came out. Introduce the villager to have a banquet with other female guests.

After Li Tai heard this, he smiled and said: "The mountain scenery is beautiful and charming. Your Majesty, I have been waiting for you for a long time, but you have made me obsessed with walking slowly. It is not the way to treat guests if you bully me into being ignorant and blameworthy!"

While speaking, he waved his second brother Li Chao to the front and introduced him to everyone present.

Seeing so many distinguished princes and nobles, Li Chao couldn't help but feel a little cautious, but when he saw his elder brother chatting and laughing with these people, these clan nobles, whose names sounded noble and majestic, actually seemed to be flattering to his elder brother. , also gave him a more intuitive understanding of his brother's current position of power in the Western Dynasty.

Although he knew in his heart that he was a close relative and did not look at him differently because of his position, he still thought that his brother had only entered Kansai a few years ago and was quite weak at the time. In just a few years, he had gained such power in the Western Dynasty. The circumstances and the hard work that went into it can be imagined.

The villa of King Guangling was built due to the mountain topography. Although the buildings are worthy of praise, the most eye-catching ones are the various fruit trees planted throughout the manor, including red persimmons and jujubes, yellow and juicy pears, and plump fruit trees. of pomegranates and so on.

All fruits that are ripe in season are available. Some of these ripe fruits have not yet been picked. Just hanging on the branches is a beautiful scenery. It not only means a sweet harvest, but also represents a lot of wealth.

Wang Yuanzan of Guangping looked at the garden full of fragrant fruits and said with a smile: "How can ordinary people easily set foot in this garden of Taifu during the harvest season? I have a banquet here today to borrow the favor of Gao Situ and Governor Li. !”

Li Tai couldn't help but feel happy when he heard this. He knew that the ancient people in gardening kept various varieties of melons and fruits secret and did not share them with the public. Hearing the tone of King Guangping's voice, there was no lack of resentment. I imagined that King Guangling was also very careful about these relatives.

King Guangling was a little embarrassed after hearing this, and he laughed and said, "Young man laughs at me for being stingy. I have set up a banquet just for you today. I won't let you eat until you're full, and I won't turn you away!"

The group of people also smiled and went to the hall together. The banquet in the hall had been going on for a long time. While the crowd came out to welcome Li Tai, the servants of Zhuang Ding's family were busy decorating the table. Although the host did not mention this detail verbally, it also showed that he valued Li Tai to a higher level.

After Li Tai came to the hall, he saw that there were many rare and precious objects from the Western Regions in the hall, and he couldn't help but smile even more on his face.

Because of his previous arrangements in Longyou, most of the exotic and rare goods that appear in the Chang'an market and among the powerful families flowed in through his channels, and of course he can also get a share of the profits. King Guangling ran the industry, and the accumulated wealth flowed into his own hands through this channel, contributing to his continued recruitment and development of power.

Various fruits and melons were also placed on the food table. Li Tai tasted them one by one and found that the taste was indeed sweeter than those produced at home and those seen outside. Not to mention how much profit can be made from this, just to satisfy the appetite is enough to make people remember it. No wonder Wang Yuanzan of Guangping is so resentful.

An important topic at today's gathering is to discuss Gao Zhongmi's wedding date. Previously, King Guangling introduced a widowed cousin of his to be Gao Zhongmi's stepmother. They were already in love with each other, but then there was such a big event like Hou Jing's defection in the Eastern Dynasty. People in the current situation had no time to pay attention to this matter. Li Tai led his troops eastward and has not returned until now.

Although the turmoil outside has not yet subsided, the domestic sentiments have been tempered after some excitement. In addition, Gao Zhongmi and the Yuan clan are not important figures in the current situation, so they continue to discuss marriage.

Originally, Li Tai, a junior, should not have come forward to discuss these matters. However, Gao Zhongmi really did not have many relatives in the Western Dynasty. His nephew Gao Le stayed in the Huazhou Military Mansion to rest after going on an expedition with Li Tai. The ex-wife Li's two brothers are still in Kansai, but now when discussing the continuation of the relationship, the ex-brother-in-law is called here, which is more or less awkward.

In addition to Li Tai, there was also a court official who was offering wine to Lu Dan. In fact, Lu Dan also defected to Guanxi with Li Tai and others. He was originally the governor of Northern Yu with Gao Zhongmi. He entered Guan first and did not participate in the subsequent Battle of Mangshan.

Lu Dan was born in the Lu family of Fanyang. He had good attainments in Confucian classics and philosophy. After entering the dynasty, he was promoted by Emperor Yuan Baoju to be the teacher of all the disciples. In the past, Li Tai was quite taboo about having any close relationship or contact with the royal family, so he stayed away from him and rarely got close to him. Even when Lu Dan came to visit Gao Zhongmi, he avoided seeing him.

But now that he is already an important figure in the current situation, he naturally no longer needs to be as cautious in interpersonal communication as before. As long as he does not make principled mistakes, it does not matter who he interacts with. Therefore, even though there are many Yuan and Wei clan members in the hall today, they all do not shy away.

Having said that, when it comes to the strong academic style of the Guandong families, they should also recommend the Fan Yanglu family first. Whether it was the Western Wei Dynasty or the Eastern Wei Dynasty, there were members of the Lu family who were valued for their study of Confucian classics and etiquette. Although Li Tai's cousin Lu Rou is not as good as him, he is also famous for his literary works.

Gao Zhongmi's marriage was discussed very smoothly. After all, both men and women wanted to do this. They were both young and there were not many requirements in terms of etiquette. It was only serious to move in together and live together as soon as possible.

Seeing Gao Zhongmi's blushing and slightly shy look, Li Tai was also very happy for this uncle. It is not terrible to encounter setbacks in life. The key is to adjust your mentality and keep going. When you hear the news of Gao Cheng's death in two years, will you still be unhappy and have your nose bubbling? Anything is better than dying depressed.

After this matter was discussed, the guests dispersed to have fun in the manor according to their own preferences.

Li Taizao looked at a fiery red persimmon tree outside the window and felt a little displeased. He immediately got up and went out to the verandah to pick a few persimmons to take home to eat. After all, he had been drinking here and was a little greedy if he didn't taste the persimmons. .

As soon as he arrived and stood under the tree, Wang Yuanzan of Guangping came with a few people. He looked around and saw that no one was waiting nearby, so he smiled and said: "This defeat of Heluo is really a pity. It turned out to be Xihe Gong. He made great achievements, but he didn't want the matter to fall into the hands of Duke Zhongshan. There were many people at the time who thought that Yuwen Daxingtai's appointment of people was not appropriate. For example, he had forced Duke Zhang Wu to replace Duke Hanoi..."

When Li Tai heard this, his brows trembled, and he said with a smile: "The two countries are at war, the situation is changing rapidly, and there is no fixed method for how to use the troops. Even if I still use them, it will be difficult for them to overcome their own strength. Your Majesty did not pay close attention to the situation and had unconventional preferences for me, which is really shameful for me!”

Hearing what Li Tai said, King Guangping laughed a few more times, and then said: "The situation in Heluo is constantly changing, which makes it difficult for viewers to see clearly. But Longyou has been in the country for a long time, and all the people of Hanoi are good-willed. Because of this, the sudden entrustment of a new person will inevitably make people in Jinei feel uncomfortable. Mr. Xihe, can you write to Mr. Hanoi about this matter? "

After hearing this, Li Tai shook his head and said: "I have just returned from Henan. My armor is still bloody and the wind and sand are choking me. I have no time to look at the rest. Your Majesty has been in the capital for a long time. If you have any plans for the country, please don't hesitate to teach me, and I will be happy to follow you." "

When several members of the Yuan clan heard this, they looked even more embarrassed. They laughed a few more times, then turned and walked away.

Li Tai looked at the backs of these people and sneered twice, then jumped up and picked the ripe persimmons on the branches. I don't know what the Yuan family is thinking. They can't even come up with a clothing order, so they want to incite me and my father-in-law to fight against the Yuwen family?

I’ll update one chapter first, and there will be another chapter later.