Chapter 690: No relatives to rely on

Chapter 690: No relatives to rely on

Zong Mao was invited to the general manager's house, and General Li had another exchange with him about the customs of Jingxiang. However, before he had time to discuss the origins of some etiquette and customs in depth, General Li had to end it early with a look of regret because he had official business to rush him. this conversation.

Zong Mo could see that General Li was really interested in their southern customs and customs, so after returning to Hongbin Tower, he couldn't help but express some emotion to his companions. After everyone heard this, their hearts were filled with pride in being a cultural leader.

After the meeting with Zong Mao, General Li, who deeply admired the customs and culture of the South, left Jingzhou City with Liu Guangde, who bowed before him, and went to Wuhuayuan in the east of the city, where he introduced him to a sealing workshop. .

"The essays you write do not need to be full of rhetoric, as long as they are smooth, simple and straightforward."

As Li Tai walked into the printing workshop, he made creative requests to Liu Guangde who was following him.

He did not ask the other party to compile some famous book that shocked the world. He just made a list of the families who moved from Nanyang to Jiangling and other places over the years, and appropriately raised the reputation of some old Nanyang families and increased the reputation of their descendants. They have a sense of honor and are keen to visit relatives and old friends.

Yesterday, Liu Guangde still held a more or less academic attitude and did not agree with some of General Li's creative ideas. Even if he could not seek to be pertinent and true, he could not ruin the academic reputation of the Nanyang Liu family.

However, once certain bottom lines that a person adheres to are breached, any subsequent lines drawn are just a rug that opens the door to thieves.

After a whole night of self-strategy, Liu Guangde now regards General Li's kindness as a great opportunity for his life and even for the entire family. In order to seize and make good use of this opportunity, he and his family have made some sacrifices. It is inevitable.

Therefore, regarding some of Li Tai's requests, Liu Guangde just nodded and took note of them carefully, and would not raise any questions rashly.

"On the day when Liu Lang's book is completed, a printing plate will be carved here. Tens of thousands of copies will be ready within a moment. It won't take long before Liu Lang's commentary will be spread throughout the country!"

With Li Tai's continuous investment and support, Jingzhou Printing Workshop has been greatly improved in both technology and scale. It is no longer limited to the printing of formal documents, and its scope has gradually expanded to include government textbooks and epidemic prevention materials. For medical books, with sufficient accumulation of technology and production scale, printing and copying the content will not be a problem.

During the Southern and Northern Dynasties when the concept of family status was prevalent, there were scholars and families famous for genealogy in both the north and the south, but the Nanyang Liu family did not fall into this category. And Li Tai did not want to have the right to speak academically at all. He just wanted to control public opinion at the social communication level, so that all literate people in the north and south of the country could see this genealogy of the old Nanyang clan.

As long as the quantity and scale are achieved, fake things can become real, and shit can turn into gold.

This was the first time Liu Guangde saw the novel technology of printing books. After touring the process, he quickly realized the advantages of this method of content production in communication.

Liu Guangde was also very excited when he thought that the book he compiled would soon spread all over the country, reaching a reach that none of his elders had reached. He nodded repeatedly and said: "General, please rest assured. I will do my best to publish this book as soon as possible." The compilation of the document is completed!”

Seeing Liu Guangde's energetic attitude, Li Tai was also quite satisfied. Because he was worried that his return to Jiangling would bring some changes to the editing work, he decided to keep him here temporarily. The reason is also very simple. The compilation work of the books that Jiangling had previously lent to Mianbei was still going on. Li Tai admired the knowledge of brother Liu Zhilin and kept his disciples here to assist in the compilation.

There is no such thing as a banquet that lasts forever. Jiangling's delegation arrived in Mianbei on the first day of the first lunar month, and now it has stayed until February, and it is time to leave. But before leaving, Li Tai arranged a small surprise for them.

On the day when everyone in Jiangling was about to say goodbye, Li Tai held a banquet in Hongbin Tower to send them off. While waiting for Li Tai's arrival, all the Jiangling people talked with the Jingzhou officials with smiles on their faces about their feelings about Mianbei.

When Li Tai arrived, the atmosphere in the building suddenly became more enthusiastic. Everyone in Jiangling stood up and thanked the guests for the hospitality they had received during their stay in Mianbei. But soon, this warm atmosphere will drop to freezing point.

After politely greeting everyone, Li Tai motioned for them to go back to their seats and sit down. He raised his hand and clapped it, then waved to the back, and at the same time said with a smile: "Farewell is imminent, there is nothing to do. Thanks, but I have something I need to help you with."

While speaking, a middle-aged man in rich clothes but with a depressed expression was led out from behind. When everyone in Jiangling saw this man's face, their expressions suddenly stiffened: "Shao, King Shaoling..."

This middle-aged man is Xiao Lun, the king of Shaoling who was captured by Li Yunxin when he attacked Qichang not long ago. He was escorted all the way to Jingzhou. After arriving the day before yesterday, he was treated with food and drinks. Today, he was attracted to Hongbin Tower and Jiangling. Everyone meets.

Seeing all the people from Jiangling whom he knew or didn't know, King Shaoling was a little surprised for a while, but then he seemed to have figured something out. He suddenly raised his finger and pointed at Zong Mao and others and yelled: "I wonder why the Wei army took me?" The city has captured me so far. It turns out that you thieves were ordered by Qi Guan to attack the Wei people! Previously, Wang Sengbian, the envoy of Qi Guan, came to force me. I had surrendered Yingzhou, but he still refused to let me go. He wanted to use his hand. Harm my life..."

"Your Majesty, you have misunderstood! Your Majesty and others came to Mianbei on the orders of the Great King of Eastern Hunan, just to congratulate our allies on the New Year. I really don't know that Your Majesty has any other disputes with this!"

When Zong Miao and others heard King Shaoling's scolding, they were half embarrassed and half frightened. They especially did not want the scandal of fratricide in their own country to be publicized directly in front of people from other countries, so they hurriedly stood up and replied.

However, King Shaoling himself was already lonely and impoverished, and now he was reduced to a prisoner of war. He was full of anger and violence, and even a bit hysterical. He could not listen to the explanations of Zong Mao and others, and looked forward to it. Li Tai said loudly: "General Li is a heroic general of the Wei State and is famous all over the world. He should keep his integrity and care for the people's livelihood. But now he believes in the bewitchment of the thieves in my clan and sends troops to attack me and seize my power without permission. How can I General Li is so talented, but he is willing to become a pawn of Xiangdong who kills his brothers? "

Li Tai enjoyed watching this old man scolding others, but he didn't expect that he would turn around and scold him.

Seeing the man reduced to this point and still looking crazy and cruel, Li Tai believed that this guy was capable of finding someone to pretend to be his father and beat him up. Others can only stab a villain, but this guy has taken the art of stand-in to a new level.

But this unlucky thing was not his own. Of course, Li Tai would not let him get used to him. He frowned. Immediately, the soldiers on the side came forward and held his arms hostage. The knife ring was stuck directly between his ribs, causing pain. Prince Shaoling rolled his eyelids and gasped. After he regained his breath, he hurriedly exclaimed: "Spare my life, spare my life!"

Seeing that this guy was more honest, Li Taicai slowly walked into the banquet and sat down, and also prepared a seat for King Shaoling next to his own banquet. No matter how good this guy is, his status is here after all, so he still has to be given certain preferential treatment and cannot be humiliated or tortured in public.

"I don't know what the gap is between the two kings, but the current dispatch of troops to Qi Chang was definitely not ordered by Eastern Hunan. It was King Shaoling who recruited him!"

When King Shaoling was pulled into the banquet and sat down, Li Taicai looked at him and said in a deep voice, and threw the letter sent by Wei Ding as an envoy in front of King Shaoling. Then he sneered and said: "Please, King." Looking at this letter, did the king send a messenger to me a few days ago to ask for help from the thieves in Anlu? After defeating the thieves, I will give you the credit. I am brave enough to shoulder the important responsibilities of my family and my country, but I didn’t expect that the king was using this to deceive me, but in fact he was secretly plotting with the Qi thieves to plot my city!”

"This, no, there is a misunderstanding, there is a misunderstanding! How could I, it was Wei Ding? Wei Ding would have misunderstood me and miscommunicated. It is true that there is a secret communication with the Qi thieves, just because of the pressure of the seven sense organs... But I actually , I want to make plans with General Li..."

Xiao Lun had been confused and stern all his life. When he heard Li Tai's rebuke, he subconsciously shirked responsibility and tried to defend himself.

But Li Tai was not Xiao Bodhisattva who was willing to indulge them again and again. He was too lazy to listen to this nonsense. Instead, he looked at Zong Mao and others and said: "The former King Shaoling lured the Qi thieves and invaded our territory. Both sides were destroyed." . It is inconvenient for me to tell you about the detailed military strategy, but those who invade our territory will be punished with death! The invading Qi thieves have already been killed, but after all, King Shaoling is the head of the Liang clan. Now that we have agreed, I will not impose any punishment on my own. , so he was led to Jiangling and asked the King of Eastern Hunan to warn him not to offend."

"This, this... I am traveling north. I am in charge of congratulations on my new job. I have nothing to do with my job. I really dare not take it lightly..."

When Zong Mao heard this, he immediately looked embarrassed. He didn't dare to take the hot potato from King Shaoling into his hands. It was such a serious matter that he had to report it to King Xiangdong.

After hearing this, King Shaoling's expression changed greatly. He grabbed the corners of the table with both hands and shook his head repeatedly: "No, no! Please, General Li, please don't send me to Jiangling. Eastern Hunan will definitely kill me!" "

Li Tai originally wanted to use King Shaoling to make things difficult for the King of Eastern Hunan, so how could he pay attention to King Shaoling's plea. Besides, this guy has fallen into this situation purely because of his own doing. The world is so big that you don’t think it’s good for you to go anywhere, but you just come to hang out in front of my door. You have so many second thoughts that it’s hard not to mess with you. no!

So he ignored the polite refusals and entreaties of the two parties, and still arranged for them to go together and sent people and horses to send them out of the country. As for whether Zong Mao and others should let Xiao Laoliu go directly after leaving the country or escort him back to Jiangling, then he would do not care.