Chapter 581 The government fights for power

Chapter 581 The government fights for power

If Yu Wentai showed affection to someone, he would feel like a spring breeze and feel doubly grateful. This is not just because of his identity, but also because his words and deeds can make people feel that he is sincere.

In troubled times, sincere care is very rare, and the care of a person with a high position like Yu Wentai is even more precious. Even Li Tai, a naturally rebellious guy, often indulges in it, and Li Xiao is deeply affected by Daxingtai's warm reception.

Yu Wentai was hosting a family dinner for the father and son who had just returned to Huazhou, so there were not many government officials left in the inner palace, only relatives of his sons and nephews.

He and Li Xiao talked about their friendship as equals and talked about their ages. He also ordered all the nephews and nephews here to treat Li Xiao as their elders, showing that he wanted to be a good friend of the whole family.

This enthusiasm made Li Xiao a little unable to resist, but Yu Wentai's patient and gentle soothing voice greatly relieved his discomfort.

Li Tai took this scene in his eyes and felt really moved in his heart. Daxingtai's care for his father made him feel more comfortable than the preferential treatment he received.

The father and son had already drank some drinks outside the city, and now they had a few more drinks in the hall, making each of them a little drunk.

Yuwentai suddenly put down the wine glass in his hand and let out a long sigh, then said with emotion: "Although Renlue and I are not old acquaintances, we are somewhat similar when it comes to our life experiences. In the old years, the Erzhu family was a powerful and traitorous person in the country. They wreak havoc on the benevolent, brave and righteous people in the world. Not only were many of your relatives killed by Renlue, but my brother was also killed by them..."

The two found an emotional connection due to this painful story, and each toasted and talked about the past. Li Xiao couldn't help but burst into tears when talking about the old story that his relatives and friends were killed in the Heyin Incident, but he was lucky enough to escape the disaster and fled to Hebei with the remaining clan members.

This was the first time that Li Tai heard his father tell these tragic stories. Seeing his father's face filled with fear and uneasiness, he could imagine how devastating this brutal political massacre was to people's bodies and minds.

Yuwentai's family was born in Beizhen. Although they were not killed in the Heyin Incident, they also had a bad fate. Their identities switched back and forth between officials and thieves. In the end, only Yuwentai and his nephews were left.

After describing the story with emotion, Yu Wentai then said: "Now we are traveling to Taiwan to govern Guanxi and fight against the giant thieves. Both internal and external military and political affairs rely on the talents of the masses. I am also thirsty for talents. Before Renlue, he sent his son to serve. It can be seen that I also have a generous ambition. Now that I have entered the country in person, are you willing to serve the Taifu? The banquet in the west pavilion of the mansion is still empty, and the people inside and outside the palace are not willing to do it. It will cause trouble for me to delay it. Can I take care of it? "

Li Xiao was already drunk at the moment, and after chatting with Yu Wentai about stories, he felt that he was in the same boat. Now that he heard that Yu Wentai was very worried about something, he couldn't help but help him. read.

Although Li Tai drank a lot, he was always vigilant and was still awake at least three points in his sleep. After hearing these words, his mind suddenly cleared. He stood up with the wine glass in his hand and howled: "My lord, I know what's going on." Deeply, I know my father because of my father, my father and my son, and I receive special favors from my father and my son, but I dare not obey if I am told!

It's just, I just lost my filial piety and exposed my ugliness to the world for several years. Fortunately, I am now welcoming Aye back to my country. I only wish to support Aye with my food and salary. I am afraid that I will not be able to gain public opinion by cutting off my legs and marrying him. I really can't bear it. Aye fell into worldly affairs again. I am afraid of being slandered by the times because of my foolish and filial thoughts. I beg the Lord to consider and understand! "

When Yu Wentai heard that Li Tai had opened his mouth to refuse his recruitment on behalf of his father, his brows immediately furrowed. He pointed at him and scolded him with a smile: "Since you entered the government and started doing things, how many times have you touched the public's anger? What if I I abandoned you because of the public opinion, and now I have the power to dominate the southeast. I will talk to you about things, and leave now. You are not old and disabled, and you have enough to support yourself, so why do you need to take advantage of your salary?"

Li Xiao was still a little hesitant at first, but when he heard what Da Xingtai said, his eyes suddenly lit up.

Since reuniting with his son, he has been receiving courtesy from the masses from Mianbei to Kansai. He knows that these courtesy are due to his son's achievements in Kansai, and he is extremely proud of it.

But as Yu Wentai said, although he is proud of his son, he himself is not too old. Although he did not lose his indifference to fame and fortune in the past, after seeing his son's achievements, he is inevitably a little bit disappointed and does not want to The rest of his life will be wasted. Even if you can't boast in front of others, you should at least leave two or three deeds for yourself to savor.

He did not lose himself because of Yu Wentai's courtesy and favor. He just leaned forward and said: "Thank you Mr. An Ding for your appreciation. It's just that my talent is limited, and what I have given is not what I am good at. If you accept it rashly, you will cause trouble and harm yourself. It is still forgivable. It is a serious crime to prevent a worthy person from serving the country!”

While Yu Wentai still needed some persuasion, the visitors outside the hall hurried in to report to the attendant Yang Kuan, who was seeking to see him in Tai Mansion.

After hearing this, Yu Wentai frowned slightly. After thinking about it, he still introduced Yang Kuan into the inner palace and sent his son Yu Wenyu out of the hall to greet him.

Li Tai gave him a look, and then followed him out, standing in the vestibule with Yu Wenyu waiting for Yang Kuan to arrive.

As the eldest son of Yu Wentai, Yu Wenyu's personality is not like that of a Zhenbing son. He is not impetuous and restless like ordinary teenagers, but is rather calm. Seeing Li Taixing coming out, he took the initiative to stand to the side. After being silent for a while, he said: "The elders discussed the matter and set the wedding date for next autumn. I wonder if Lord Xihe will be here at that time?"

After Li Tai heard this, he was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said: "It's hard to say whether I will stay or leave because of my official duties. Especially since Hou Jing entered the Kou Liang Kingdom this autumn, everywhere in the south of the Yangtze River is unsettled. It is even more necessary to observe the situation carefully. I'm afraid I won't have time to leave." . But regardless of whether I am here or not, I will definitely congratulate Duke Ning at that time.”

"Brother-in-law, just call me by my first name. I don't have any talents or deeds worthy of the world's attention. I just hope that I can be secretly lucky because of my mellow personality and not be disliked by others."

Yu Wenyu first laughed at himself, then looked at Li Tai with envy and said: "I am truly honored to be able to be guests at Hanoi's public house together with my brother-in-law. Although there will definitely be contrasting discussions, I will definitely I won’t resent my brother-in-law, and please don’t alienate me because of people’s opinions. Although I am not as talented as my brother-in-law, I will definitely remember the advice I received in my life!”

Hearing these young and mature words, Li Tai couldn't help but take a serious look at his brother-in-law.

He had only thought that Yu Wentai had few disciples before, so he didn't need to pay much attention to it for the time being, but now after hearing Yu Wenyu's conversation, he was already very wise, especially when it came to the future relationship between their brothers-in-law. The taste of the city.

At this time, Yang Kuan also came here, accompanied by two envoys. When he saw the two people waiting outside the hall, Yang Kuan quickened his pace, exchanged a few words with each other, and then entered the hall together.

After seeing Daxingtai, Yang Kuan took the initiative to express that he was on a mission and was sent by His Majesty the Emperor to announce the imperial court's conquest order for Li Xiao. Then two envoys read out the edict in the hall and summoned Li Xiao. Li Xiao entered the dynasty and served as Shizhong and Imperial College Supervisor.

Li Tai and his father went to pay homage and read the edict. After listening to it, he couldn't help but sigh, their family is really a glutton for food!

If he remembered correctly, the imperial court had not established a Confucian Academy since it moved westward. Previously, Lu Bian and other famous figures from Hebei had assumed the post, and now he appointed me as the Imperial Academy, intending to take advantage of the situation to establish the Confucian Academy. Or is it simply a courtesy?

After hearing this edict, Yu Wentai frowned slightly and his eyes were serious. After a moment of silence, he smiled again. He stood up from the table and said, "Shizhong Yang thought he was worried that Li Gong had just returned and didn't know where he would stay, so he heard that I was dining as a guest. He rushed to issue orders when he was not free. Although it is necessary to obey the authority, how can he be greedy for convenience when recruiting talents for the country? What's more, although Li Gong does not live in the city permanently, he has a strong son. Relying on something is not like having no place to rely on.”

This was a bit rude, but it was also because Yang Kuan's approach was indeed a bit wrong. Although the Tai Mansion is an office, the inner chamber is where Daxingtai lives. Going to the hall of another house to read out the edict to another person is not only offensive to the master, but also does not pay enough attention to the person receiving the order.

After Yang Kuan heard this, he hurriedly apologized to Daxingtai with a wry smile. He said that the court was thirsty for talents and urgently pressed for orders. He had no choice but to go into the hall to read out the decree even though he knew it was disrespectful. In the final analysis, it's just that Li Xiaoxian's reputation is too great, making people eager to see him. The court is not immune to this issue.

He talked a lot, and what he meant was that he was taking the blame for others. Naturally, he couldn't do such a thing according to his intention and style. As for who will take the blame, that is self-evident.

With this style of doing things, Li Tai knew who he was as soon as he smelled it.

This year Daxingtai took his good son-in-law on a tour with him. Although his original intention was to strengthen his authority, it also gave the prince many opportunities to show his face and increase his presence. As a result, because the emperor was seriously ill, the group hurried back to Chang'an. After confirming that the emperor was out of danger, Yuwentai immediately returned to Huazhou and did not stay in Chang'an, a place where there was trouble.

Judging from this situation, although the emperor's condition has improved from critical to stable, he probably does not have enough energy to pay attention to current affairs, so the handling of some daily affairs has been left to the prince.

Of course, Li Tai didn't want his father and son to get involved in the fight between the father-in-law and his son-in-law, so he repeated his previous rejection of Yu Wentai: It's my blessing to work as a cow and horse for the court, but how about my father? It's easy to find. It's meant to be served at home with delicious food and drinks, not to be used as a ox and horse for you!

Yang Kuan was already stared at by Da Xingtai, but after hearing Li Tai's reply, he praised him for his filial piety, and then left in a hurry.