Northern Dynasties Imperial Industry

Li Tai has never been to Chang'an since he was driven to Beizhou by Daxingtai years ago.

This is nothing to regret. He has no special feelings or good memories of this Chang'an city. If he hadn't been traveling with his father-in-law to take over the arsenal stored at Li Hu's place this time, Li Tai still wouldn't have planned to come.

Different from the rapid development and changes in other places in Kansai, the Chang'an City in front of him has not changed significantly compared to Li Tai's memory. It is still a slightly dilapidated and messy city located in the depression on the south bank of the Weishui River. There are intermittent low-rise buildings around the city. The low fence looked more dilapidated than before.

No wonder in history Yang Jian quickly built a new capital shortly after he founded the Sui Dynasty. Although Chang'an City today was also the capital of the Western Wei Dynasty and the Northern Zhou Dynasty, these two dynasties combined spent more than half of their time in a state of hegemony. The emperors had It's good to have a roof over your head. Uncle Yuwentai and his nephew won't care whether they live well or not. On the contrary, Huazhou City, where Bafu was located, built two palaces, Tongzhou Palace and Changchun Palace.

The city itself has not changed much, but the surrounding areas of the city are visibly more prosperous and lively than before. Even Li Tai's manor on Longshouyuan has several neighbors popping up around it, and it's unclear who bought the property here.

Li Tai has a very domineering idea of ​​"not allowing others to snore on the side of the bed". He only wants to be a nail householder in Longshouyuan, but his influence in Jingzhao is really limited. Although he is a little unhappy, he does not dare to engage in violent demolition.

Due to Dugu Xin's travel schedule and no time to stay in Chang'an for a long time, Li Tai did not go to Longshou Yuanzhuang to take a look first, but followed Dugu Xin into the city to visit Li Hu directly.

Li Hu's official position has not changed much. He still sits in Chang'an and is in charge of the troops around the capital. Because Duguxin had already prepared the summons before his visit, Li Hu specially took a day to wait at home.

Traveling quickly day and night, the group entered the city at noon. Although Dugu Xin has a high and powerful position, he is not accustomed to pampering and the like. Being up all night is not a big deal to him, and he is still in excellent spirits.

Not to mention Li Tai. When he thought about taking over a military factory with extremely impressive craftsmanship and production capacity, he was so excited that he couldn't even feel tired at all.

The two of them had just turned into the long street where Li Hu's family residence was located. Li Hu had already led his disciples' family members out of the house to greet them. It could be said that they were given a lot of face.

Of course, this face was not given to Li Tai. Even when Li Hu saw Li Tai riding his horse behind Dugu Xinma, his expression suddenly dropped.

In front of this old man from Wuchuan, Dugu Xin did not show any arrogance. He turned over and dismounted when they were still more than ten feet away from each other. At the same time, he turned back and nodded at Li Tai. Li Tai also realized what he was doing and quickly dismounted and walked. To show respect.

The two were walking towards each other, and the distance quickly closed. Dugu Xin first smiled and exchanged greetings with Li Hu, then suddenly his expression changed, he pointed at Li Tai and said in a deep voice: "Reckless boy, why don't you apologize to Li Kaifu quickly!"

After hearing this, Li Tai sighed in his heart, lowered his head and took a few steps forward. He bowed deeply to Li Hu and said, "I was so arrogant and brave and caused trouble rashly, and unexpectedly disturbed the unrest of the Longxi public servants. I'm really sorry." …”

"If you apologize, the dead will come back to life? I never harmed you, but I was killed by the troubles you caused!"

Before Li Hu could reply, the two generals behind him had already pointed at Li Tai and yelled with grief and anger.

Li Tai was speechless for a moment when he heard the roar of grief and anger. He had thought hard for a long time before and never understood why he had offended Li Hu again? It wasn't until Duguxin explained it that he learned the inside story.

The cause of the incident is still the incident he caused last winter, when the Xianyang Township regiment men and horses robbed themselves and colluded with the monks and disciples of Hongfa Temple to kidnap Liu Min's tribe and the property and materials he was responsible for escorting.

Li Tai led his own tribe to help Liu Min recover the lost property, confiscated the Buddhist temple and made a grudge against the eldest son's family. Later, Yu Wentai used this opportunity to suppress the Changsun family, and Li Tai was driven to Beizhou, where he stayed there for more than half a year.

This is roughly what Li Tai knows, but it is not all the trouble. At the very least, Li Tai didn't know the outcome of the Xianyang Township regiment's actions.

This matter involved Li Hu. Most of the troops from Kinki, Western and Weibei were dispatched by Li Hu, including some Xianyang rural regiment armed forces.

Yuwentai took advantage of this round of turmoil to greatly change the situation in Korea, and also carried out a round of purges of the Liufang Forbidden Army and the Kinki Armed Forces. Li Hu, who has been stationed in Gyeonggi Province all year round, was naturally not spared, and even several humerus generals were directly executed.

Looking at the matter, Li Tai should not be blamed for this incident. The blame lies with Li Hu's subordinates who were not careful enough and were used by Yu Wentai to take advantage of the situation, thus being severely punished.

It's even Li Hu's own fault. Zhao Gui is addicted to running around on the battlefield, and his subordinates may not all be as honest as water. Why is there no problem for him? Is there a problem with the interaction between you and Daxingtai?

Although Li Tai started this fire, the subsequent operations had no direct relationship with him. It is a bit unreasonable for Li Huruo to blame Li Tai for this.

Li Hu raised his hand to stop the angry statements of the generals, but looked at Li Tai with a calm expression and said solemnly: "Captain Li, there is no need to apologize to me. Several of my disciples do have a way to kill themselves, even if they don't because of If Governor Li gets involved, he will inevitably be dragged away and punished. "

After Li Tai heard this, his heartbeat eased, and he continued: "If Mr. Longxi thinks so, that's really..."

"However, although I don't blame you, Governor Li, for this, I can't help but feel resentful and cannot treat you politely. I don't have Li Boshan as a guest in this portal. I'm sorry."

Li Hu raised his hand to interrupt Li Tai's words. Although his tone was restrained, he could still hear the deep resentment. At the end of the sentence, he turned his attention to Dugu Xin: "If you wish to visit me specially before going to town, I will naturally You have to treat me with courtesy. But if you want to introduce disgust into my house, I will be disrespectful to you."

Duguxin could understand Li Hu's current mood. For example, if his own subordinate Yang Zhong died because of some personnel involvement, even if he really deserved it, he would probably not forgive the person who caused the trouble. After all, emotional likes and dislikes are not based on right and wrong.

But Li Hu said it so directly, which made Dugu Xin a little embarrassed. He gave Li Tai a somewhat unhappy look, but he still had to be patient and wipe the butt of his beloved son-in-law.

He signaled Li Taiqi to stand here first, while he took a step forward, took Li Hu's wrist and said: "Brother Wenbin, please lend me a step and let me share with you a few things that are on your mind. If you still don't agree with me, I will Let’s go together to Boshan and no longer cause trouble.”

There was still some resistance between Li Hu's eyebrows, but after hesitating for a moment, he still gave Dugu Xin a face. He first invited him to sit down in the side hall of the house, and then dismissed the waiters and servants to start the conversation.

Li Tai stood outside the door of Li Hu's house, facing the angry eyes of his generals and looking inward. He was a little curious about what Dugu Xin wanted to discuss with Li Hu. He didn't really care whether he could get along well with Li Hu. Anyway, Li Hu's son was destined to be ranked behind him in the future. What he was most concerned about now was whether the military factory in trust could be fully recovered.

In the hall, the two talked for about half an hour. After Dugu Xin's repeated persuasion, Li Hu's expression relaxed. He raised his hand to summon a disciple and ordered Li Tai to come in.

Li Tai walked into the hall and apologized to Li Hu again with Dugu Xin's eyes. Li Hu did not resist and avoid him this time. Although his expression was still stiff, he still said: "I'll let you know what happened before. Commander Li, please take your seat."

Seeing the immediate results of his father-in-law's lobbying, Li Tai suddenly became suspicious and became more and more curious about what Duguxin said to Li Hu. Aren't you going to be a pair of kingmakers and elect me to fight against the Yuwen family? I can do this. From now on, not only He Liuhun, but you, Li Hu, are also my big brother!

He still has some daydreams here. Li Hu has already said: "The smelting and foundry workshop is now moved to Xianyang for operation. Compared with the time when Ruyi entrusted it last year, there have been some personnel changes, but generally it is still maintained. Governor Li Whenever I have free time, I will be there to guide you and I can hand over the work at any time.”

Li Tai felt that the sooner the better, but he didn't want to act too impatient, so he looked at Dugu Xin, who smiled and said: "Although I entrusted you with my words back then, privately I wanted to simply do it." I gave it to Brother Wenbin. I didn't expect that the debt between my children would be long, but now I have the audacity to ask for it, and I feel ashamed. I can take care of it at any time. "

Li Hu glanced at the pair of father-in-laws and couldn't help but sigh a little: "I forgot to congratulate you two on your wonderful marriage and complement each other!"

"Thank you, thank you so much, brother Wenbin, and I also wish that your indoor order will be delivered quickly!"

After hearing this, Dugu Xin said with a smile. Soon after, the servants of Li Hu's family brought wine and food, and the guests and hosts enjoyed themselves while pushing cups and changing cups.

When he left Li Hu's house, Dugu Xin was already slightly drunk, but he was in a good mood. When Li Tai helped him get on the horse, he patted Li Tai on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Hurry, hurry, don't stay in the city! If the court official Knowing that I will return to Beijing will cause more troubles!”

Although Dugu Xin had a house in Beijing, he didn't want to stay overnight, so Li Tai could only take him to the Longshou Plain outside the city to rest for a night.

He was still curious about how Dugu Xin persuaded Li Hu to accept him again, but Dugu Xin just shook his head and said nothing, but looked at Li Tai with a smile on his face and was quite satisfied, and said to Li Tai: "Li Wenbin seems to be serious about his speech and speech." , It’s hard to get close to each other, but he is not a villain who likes conspiracy. Getting along with such a person can save people a lot of effort, avoid suspicion, and make them stay together for a long time. "

It’s just that life is a little short, Li Tai said secretly in his heart.