Chapter 1124 Mo Wei takes charge of affairs

Chapter 1124 Mo Wei takes charge of affairs

Li Tai stayed at home for another two days. Seeing that his father's condition showed no signs of sudden deterioration or improvement, he left for Chang'an to tell the court in detail the results of the campaign.

The people in Chang'an also responded with great enthusiasm to Tang Gong's entry into the court. The emperor personally led the ministers to welcome him at Ba Shang.

After meeting Li Tai, Emperor Yuan Kuo once again expressed his wish to give way to the throne: "The former is able to occupy this position because he is neither his direct descendant nor his eldest son. It is all due to Duke An Ding's abolition of Li Tai. If one has no virtue and talent, he will not be able to do anything to help Wei Zuo prosper. Since Tang Gong's achievements are great and his majesty is even more praised by the world, please do not hesitate, quickly obey the heavens and humans, and return to the throne as soon as possible to comfort the world. !”

"Your Majesty's virtues are like those of Yao and Shun. I am deeply honored to be praised by you. However, now that the giant bandits are still there and Jin'ou is still broken, if I rush to steal the power, it will inevitably increase the power of the thieves and the righteous way will be hidden. But your Majesty raises the world today to Although I am afraid and have not dared to do so, I am sure that I am deeply inspired by this intention and hope to maintain a good relationship with Your Majesty forever!"

Li Tai once again expressed his unwillingness to hold a Zen Dynasty at this time, and assured the emperor that they would start well and end well. The emperor's mood became less nervous and he stopped worrying about this matter for the time being.

After the group of people followed the emperor and Duke Tang back to the imperial city of Chang'an, they held a grand banquet to congratulate Duke Tang on his triumphant entry into the court. After listening to Duke Tang's account of the battle and what was achieved, After the results of the battle, even those who didn't know much about the division of territory between the two sides couldn't help but cheer.

The Western Wei Dynasty was based on crisis. From the moment it was born, it has been under huge threat and pressure from powerful enemies in the east. It is truly unprecedented to take the initiative to attack and achieve such brilliant results such as this time. Not surprisingly, Tang Gong Li Tai, who led the army to achieve this achievement, once again won the admiration and praise of the entire court.

"Although the East Thieves were defeated this time, their strength cannot be underestimated. Especially the Jinyang armored soldiers, who refused to abandon them because of the kindness of the Gao family for many years. Our brigade is exhausted from long battles and urgently needs to retreat for rest. And The treasury is full and empty, so we need to save more before we can fight."

Li Tai first briefly described the current situation and his plan, and then continued: "The prince who is coming to surrender now, Prime Minister Mo Chen, is a representative of the great heroes among thieves. It is appropriate to add honors and titles to him, so that all thieves can Feeling something brings about a desire to leave.”

"This matter can only be dealt with by Duke Tang. Who among me and other princes in the court can be more knowledgeable and wise about the enemy than Duke Tang?"

After the emperor heard this, he smiled and said that he was not very concerned about this matter. Then he looked at Li Tai and said, "On the contrary, Duke Tang and other heroes and soldiers defeated the old enemy and promoted the prestige of our country. They are really magnificent and should be praised." ! The former Tang Gong cut off punishments and rewards when he entered the Ming Dynasty and resigned from the honorary title. Now that he has made great achievements, he should be awarded an additional award, which is the way to commend him!

The emperor was forced to ascend to the throne that did not belong to him. Because he had learned from the past, he had no attachment to it. All his talents were used to please the powerful ministers in order to achieve a smooth landing. Since Li Tai did not plan to complete the Zen for the time being, Then he proposed to give back the title that Li Tai had resigned from before.

The emperor was so knowledgeable and active, and his sincerity made Li Tai feel a little distressed, and he couldn't bear to refuse his good intentions. After hearing what the emperor said, all the officials present immediately nodded in agreement.

So when the court meeting was held the next day, the prince Li Tai had resigned from was once again granted the title, but it was no longer the previous title of King of Taiyuan, but the title of Tang King. At the same time, his feudal territory also increased. In addition to the previous ten states in Hedong, Jinzhou and Jianzhou, which were acquired during the war with the Northern Qi Dynasty, were also added to the Tang Dynasty's feudal territory.

As for the rewards for other soldiers who went on the expedition, since the war is not yet completely over and the army is still stationed outside, the imperial court and the Bafu will jointly work out a plan first, and then announce the rewards after the army returns in triumph.

Because he was worried about his father's condition, Li Tai did not stay in Chang'an longer. After rejecting the offer to sacrifice prisoners to the Ancestral Temple at this time, he led his guards back to Shangyang Palace in Tongzhou in a hurry.

Li Xiao's spirit became worse and worse day by day, and even Yao Sengyuan said that even if he continued to treat the patient with supplements, it would only increase the patient's pain.

Although Li Tai felt sad, he did not want to add more pain and torture to his father just to show his filial piety. He chose to silently accept the natural law of life, old age, illness and death, and no longer had anyone feed his father those supplementary prescriptions. , after returning to Tongzhou, he stayed with his father at his bedside all day long, and fulfilled his responsibilities as a son of man before his death.

Accompanied by his family, Li Xiao finally passed away calmly and peacefully a few days later.

Although he did not have many achievements in his life, he is not without legend. He was born into a famous family, but his good family background did not make his life smooth sailing. Instead, he had many ups and downs. When he was young, he encountered the tragedy of the Heyin Incident. After a catastrophe, he was lucky enough to avoid it and then led his family to escape the disaster in Hebei.

He finally settled down with the help of his relatives and friends, but he was involved in Gao Zhongmi's rebellion and left his hometown and lived alone. After many twists and turns, he was reunited with his family. After going through many ups and downs, he actually managed to die well in this troubled world. He can be regarded as an unusual person. number.

Although Li Tai was also very sad about his father's death, he was not so sad that he could still cheer up to preside over the funeral and receive relatives and subordinates who came to pay their respects. After many days of busy funerals, his father was finally buried in Xianyang.

The cemetery had been selected and built as early as when his father's condition became serious. Li Xiao even came to inspect it in person and was quite satisfied with the burial place chosen for him.

After his father's death, Li Tai should have lived in mourning according to etiquette, but his current status and current internal and external situation did not allow him to live in seclusion for more than two years. Therefore, on the day of the funeral, the court sent an envoy here to issue an order to take away his emotions, ordering Li Tai to stay in mourning and return to Shangyang Palace immediately to deal with military and national affairs.

In addition to Li Tai, his third brother Li Ao was also taken away from his emotions and returned to Shangyang Palace with him.

Although he did not need to live in mourning after taking away his emotions, some etiquette during the mourning period still needed to be observed. After returning to Shangyang Palace, Li Tai did not go directly into the palace, but set up a side room on the side of the main hall for office and living. The room was not large, with a few feet of space inside. There were only plain desks, felts, wooden couches, and straw mats. There were no other gorgeous furnishings or stringed instruments.

Li Tai did not have high requirements for living enjoyment, so he was not dissatisfied with the environment. After returning, he immediately calmed down and worked on his work.

It is now the midsummer season, and the drought this year has basically been determined. Fortunately, Guanzhong has been diligently repairing water conservancy in the past few years. Although it has been affected to a certain extent by the drought, it is not enough to turn into a year of disaster.

As for Shuzhong, Jingxiang and other places, the impact of the drought is minimal. According to the situation reported by various states and counties, this year will be another year of great harvest. In particular, the continuous encouragement of farming and encouraging agriculture between Jing and Xiang in recent years has been very effective. The agricultural production in the areas that were damaged by Hou Jing's rebellion and the war between the north and the south has been restored to a great extent. In addition, some prefectures and counties can now transport new grain to Guanzhong to help with the affairs because they planted earlier.

This is the advantage of a vast territory that spans various terrains and climates. Even if a certain area is affected by natural disasters and man-made disasters, other places can be free from the impact and complement each other. As long as the hegemony can effectively dispatch them, it will not spread into a large-scale disaster.

At present, the treasury is seriously depleted, and the hegemony does need to raise a batch of materials to maintain the next military operation. Therefore, Li Tai ordered Jing and Xiang to start transporting materials to Guanzhong now.

In addition to the adjustments in domestic affairs, Li Tai renamed the newly acquired Jinzhou as Tangzhou, and established the Tangzhou General Administration Office to manage the military and political affairs north of Fenjiang. The first Tangzhou General Administration was temporarily held by Wei Xiaokuan, and at the same time, his third brother Li Ao was arranged to go to Pingyang to serve as the governor of Tangzhou.

In Jianzhou, Yang Zhong temporarily led his troops back to Hedong for recuperation, and Liang Shiyan was appointed as the general manager of Jianzhou, leading 10,000 troops to Jianzhou.

In Heluo, the Wei army did not advance in force this time, and Han Xiong and other generals still led the troops in the south of Yuxi Guan to confront the enemy troops in Heluo. In Hulao City, Sima Xiaonan still defended the city with the assistance of Zheng Wei and others.

Before the situation in Northern Qi changed further, Li Tai did not intend to make any major adjustments there. Although the conditions he proposed before were a bit unrealistic, he asked for a high price and paid it back. When Northern Qi had to face up to this matter, even if he could not fully achieve his wish, he could try to get a big piece of fat meat.

While Li Tai was still busy with Mo Wei's affairs, the situation in the east of Northern Qi was different.