Northern Dynasties Imperial Industry

Li Tai had already made a guess in his mind, and of course he didn't want to miss such a big event. Seeing people coming in and out of the hall, he stood up and stood to one side.

Li Yuan, who had been waiting outside for a long time, strode into the hall. He first paid his respects to Daxingtai who was sitting in the hall, and then said hello to Yu Jin and others in turn. When his eyes fell on Li Tai, he showed a slight surprise at first. , Xuanji smiled and nodded.

When Li Tai saw this, he nodded to Li Yuan. Speaking of it, the first person he met and got to know among the three brothers was Li Yuan, but now the most unfamiliar one is also Li Yuan. The other two brothers, Li Xian and Li Mu, have a good relationship with Li Tai and have worked together in conspiracy, especially Li Mu, who still raises his son at home.

As early as the eve of the Battle of Mangshan, when Li Yuan was ordered to go to Hulao to meet Gao Zhongmi, Li Tai had met him, but since then there has been no chance to work with him again.

Now that he has completely established a foothold in the Western Wei Dynasty, he no longer needs to rely on Li Yuan's power. Instead, he has to be wary of Li Yuan who will kill his father-in-law in the near future.

Yu Wentai was extremely enthusiastic about this confidant who had just returned from the country and entered the government. He stood up in person and stepped down to greet him. Without talking about business, he first asked Li Yuan if he had eaten. It was later found out that he had traveled back day and night and had no time to eat. , and immediately ordered the servants to bring food and drinks into the hall quickly, and he also rolled up his sleeves and transformed into a meat cutter again.

When Li Tai saw this scene, he was filled with emotion. Looking at his boss's attitude, even if he couldn't compete in the world, there would be no problem in setting up a barbecue stall to support his family.

While Li Yuan was eating, many more people were called into the hall from all over the Taiwanese government, all of whom were important military and political officials of the Taiwanese government. In particular, the newly reorganized Chinese and foreign military commanders were all present.

Yu Wenhu also entered the hall with his cousin He Lanxiang. His eyes paused on Li Tai for a moment and then quickly turned to the side, as if he turned a blind eye to Li Tai.

Li Tai was still immersed in deducing the development of the current situation and was too lazy to pay attention to Yu Wenhu. But after seeing Yu Wenhu's appearance, he couldn't help but sneer in his heart.

He knew that no matter what the outcome was this time, he had offended Yu Wenhu, but he would not bother himself about it. Not to mention that there is still a long time before Yu Wenhu has the power and can live and kill at will. Even if that day comes, Li Tai will never sit back and let others slaughter him.

It's not that his power and status have surpassed that of Dugu Xin and Zhao Gui, but that their foundations are fundamentally different. What's more, even from the Western Wei Dynasty to the Northern Zhou Dynasty, the Northern Zhou Dynasty was not a unified regime. Yu Wenhu, a powerful official in the hegemony, was just a bastard at best.

The friendship between them turned sour, but it's hard to say whose loss it was. Yu Wenhu is not a headstrong person at the moment, but his narrow-mindedness makes him a bit uncomfortable.

In the past, although Li Tai's talents were exposed, his position, status and reputation were lower than others, and they could get along well with each other. However, as Li Tai's power grew and even surpassed Yu Wenhu's, this relationship became difficult to maintain. . In other words, if he still wants to be friends, Li Tai must take extra care of Yu Wenhu's inner feelings.

But even if it is between a man and a woman, the love that goes in both directions is the most beautiful. If there are still many worries and taboos between friends, it would be really outrageous. If various factors such as power and interests are mixed into it, it will make the relationship more difficult, and it will be inevitable to drift apart and eventually break off the relationship completely.

As all the important civil and military officials in Huazhou City entered the government, and others who were far away could not make it back in time, the meeting officially began.

Yuwentai glanced around at everyone in the hall, and immediately announced a piece of great news: Gao Huan was dead!

As the news was announced, a series of exclamations and discussions suddenly sounded in the hall, and the faces of all the civil and military officials showed surprise, joy, and a bit of doubt and disbelief.

A person's position in the current situation can only be determined by looking at the reaction of his opponent due to his circumstances.

Li Tai looked at the shocked and suspicious expressions of everyone in the hall, and couldn't help but sigh that although Gao Huan failed to completely unify the entire north, he was still a well-deserved protagonist of this period.

The mutiny in the six towns of the Northern Wei Dynasty dealt a heavy blow to this regime that had unified the north for many years but had become seriously corrupt internally.

Er Zhurong can be said to be a lucky man of the times. His power is located just between the Zhenbing and the imperial court, and he also serves as a buffer and communication hub between the two. However, due to his Short-sightedness and arrogance ultimately ruined the hegemony of the Erzhu family.

Gao Huan is not the protagonist of destiny. Even after the Six Towns Mutiny, he was neither as decisive as those who dared to resist, nor as brave as the defenders of order such as the Heba brothers.

All he has is a restless heart, arrogant and unwilling to be lonely, but he can't find the right goal at all. He is like a headless fly who rushes around. Apart from being handsome and loving to toss, he has no merits.

Gao Huan's personal experience can be said to be a microcosm of the changes in people's lives in the entire Six Towns. They are equally restless, equally full of desire, and also want to change their own circumstances through struggle, but because they do not know how to do it, they will only cause greater harm, hurting others, hurting themselves, and even more harming the world.

It was not until Er Zhuzhao delivered the remnants of the Six Towns into Gao Huan's hands that they seemed to have a fateful encounter with each other. From then on, they were united and never gave up. It only took a very short time to rise quickly, almost like a miracle. From a marginal figure in the world to the absolute center of the current situation!

Gao Huan's personal struggle process is the transformation process of the citizens of the six towns in the torrent of the times. To a certain extent, Gao Huan represents the Six Towns, and the Six Towns have also made Gao Huan possible!

Although there were many influential figures in the six towns during this period, including Gao Huan's destined enemy Yu Wentai.

But including Yu Wentai, none of them are as comprehensive as Gao Huan's representation of the six towns. Even He Bayue, who became famous earlier than Gao Huan, only represented the Zhenbing's protection of order.

Therefore, from the mutiny in the six towns during the Zhengguang period to the end of the Battle of Yubi last year, the entire north can be called the era of Gao Huan. It does not mean that he is the strongest figure of this era, but that his life is the most typical representative of this era and he has achieved the most brilliant success in life.

Li Tai was not the only one in the hall who was filled with emotion after hearing the news. There were many elderly people from Beizhen present, and their expressions were quite complicated. They were not just simply happy to hear that a powerful enemy had been killed, but they probably also had mixed feelings.

Gao Huan's death can be said to mark the end of an era, marking that the Beizhen soldiers will gradually fade out of the central stage of history.

It goes without saying that in the Western Wei Dynasty, after the Battle of Mangshan, many Beizhen military leaders gradually became helpless and empty-handed. The new Fu army system will completely replace the old Xianbei army system, both in terms of organizational structure and organization. member.

As for the Eastern Wei Dynasty, although they still had a strong foundation in the Six Prefectures of Xianbei, it would be more accurate to use the new concept of "Jinyang Xungui" to call them.

The feeling of belonging to Beizhen is getting less and less. Even if the personnel and things are the same as yesterday, the core has been or is undergoing profound changes. Even the heirs to Gao Huan's career are gearing up and eager to build a new order.

The old will not go, and the new will not come. At the same time, if you just stick to nostalgia and refuse to face up to and accept the emergence of new things, you will eventually be abandoned along with the times.

What shocked the people present was not only the shocking news itself, but also the source of the news.

The relevant information was not sent back from Jinyang, but from Hou Jingchu in Henan. At the same time, it also brought more exciting news, that is, Hou Jing raised his troops to rebel, betrayed the Eastern Wei Dynasty and asked for surrender from the Western Wei Dynasty!

Although Li Tai had known about this development for a long time, when he heard Yu Wentai announce the news in an excited tone, and the people present almost exclaimed in unison, he couldn't help but feel evil in his heart: Look at you guys. You look like you have never seen the world. You have no idea what impact and changes this guy Hou Jing will bring to the entire world!

Of course, the next development has nothing to do with whether you have seen the world before. It is a test of the imagination of all people in the current situation. If it is unimaginable, it will not happen. In particular, Xiao Bodhisattva, with his profound Buddhist teachings and broad mind, proved and practiced the feasibility of physical sanctification to the world!

Not to mention all the evil thoughts in Li Tai's mind, when Yu Wentai announced the news and Li Yuan, who hurriedly returned from western Henan, confirmed that Hou Jing had indeed raised a rebel flag, everyone present immediately started talking again.

If the news of Gao Huan's death is still difficult to tell whether it is true or false, and even if it is confirmed, it will not immediately bring about real changes to the situation of the Western Wei Dynasty, then the impact of Hou Jing's betrayal of the Eastern Wei Dynasty can be It's much more direct.

In last year's Battle of Yubi, Hou Jing was originally ordered by Gao Huan to lead the Henan troops to the north to join forces, but he actually directed and performed a trick of escaping, retreating to Heyang City and waiting for Gao Huan's army to return in defeat. After that, Hou Jing also led his troops back to Hulao City on the south bank of the Yellow River.

The reason why Hou Jing dared to disobey Gao Huan's orders, and even openly rebelled now, was of course inseparable from the development of his own power.

Gao Huan was already a deep-seated man in the city, so of course he was not absolutely at ease with Hou Jing. When he was appointed to Henan, he also imposed various personnel constraints and restrictions to divide and balance his authority.

But as time goes by, these personnel settings have gradually lost their original role. In the Battle of Mangshan, Gao Zhongmi led Northern Yuzhou to surrender to the Western Wei Dynasty, further overdrawing the personnel accumulation left by the Hebei family in Henan after Gao Aocao's death. Later, Hou Jing led his troops to regain Hulao, making his dominance over Henan more stable. .

Although Gao Huan is extremely resourceful, he has to say that the times will arrange corresponding circumstances for everyone and it is difficult to change the situation through manpower. Despite his frequent tricks, Hou Jing still gradually became bigger than Henan under his attention. When Gao Huan planned to launch the Yubi War last year, he had to publicly acknowledge Hou Jing's powerful position in Henan and officially confer him the title of Daxingtai in Henan.

Therefore, when the generals learned about Hou Jing's rebellion, they were all excited. This meant that the situation in the entire Central Plains region and surrounding areas would undergo tremendous changes. Whenever turmoil comes, it is naturally an opportunity for generals like them to perform and make contributions.

Therefore, several major governors of the Chinese army clasped their fists and asked for a fight. Even Yu Wenhu, who was sitting at the same table as He Lanxiang, flushed with excitement and clenched his fists tightly, as if he could really do it if he was asked to go to the battlefield.

However, these generals' request for war was mainly aimed at the Heluo area, hoping to take advantage of the civil strife in the Eastern Wei Dynasty and being too busy to take care of themselves, to send troops to march eastward and regain the Heluo territory abandoned in the previous battle of Mangshan.

However, they were not very enthusiastic about Hou Jing's request for surrender and assistance, and they did not even receive the message effectively, so there was no question of trust.

After all, the Bafu Central Army was a new creation. In the process, Li Taigeng made great achievements along the way, and was promoted from a mere meager to one of the current commanders of the Hussar Kaifu and the Central Army. Of course, these generals who also commanded the Chinese army and horses also wanted to test the combat effectiveness of their teams and take advantage of the civil strife in the Eastern Wei Dynasty to achieve meritorious deeds.

However, although these newly appointed generals were bellicose and wanted to fight, others present had different attitudes and opinions.

Yu Jin, Li Bi and other senior generals did not rush to express their stance, but Chang Sun Jian and other Taiwan officials quickly spoke out to dissuade them. It was not that they were war-weary and timid, but that the current financial savings of the Taiwan government could not support a major war. A large-scale military operation, especially when the situation is still unclear and the course and outcome of the war are unpredictable, it is even more dangerous to launch a war hastily.

Originally, there was no need to inform the generals present about these issues, but Chang Sunjian and others were also worried that the Daxingtai audience would become enthusiastic due to the eager encouragement of the war, which would lead to some overly aggressive ideas, so they could only transfer all kinds of materials from the Tai government. The current situation of tight savings is listed one by one, and it is like basins of cold water being poured on everyone, and it also makes the atmosphere in the hall cool down visibly.

At this time, another governor stood up and said: "Last year, Governor Li led his troops across the river and attacked Jinyang directly. Before the attack, the government did not allocate much supplies. Fight with war and feed the enemy with food. We all know the art of war, but if the army rushes into Heluo, there is no need to worry about running out of food..."

Yu Wentai was still hesitant at first, but after hearing this, he immediately made up his mind not to rush in. Gao Huan died of illness and Hou Jing rebelled. He was originally very happy, but in the end they ordered a group of poor soldiers to go to Heluo to burn, kill and loot. This was not forcing Henan Do the people go to the other side to seek refuge? Why are you fighting against the enemy because of food? Who is the enemy? You guy was sent by the opposite party to engage in united front work, right?

"Today's matter is tentatively reported to you. The bandits in the east are gradually showing signs of exhaustion, and a general unification can be expected. However, before the matter is settled, everyone still needs to stick to their duties, wait for the envoy's orders, and not relax!"

The more people there are, the harder it is to reach a consensus decision. Yu Wentai can't help but call the people here to share the good news with the people. As for the real decision, of course, the close friends will continue to discuss it in depth behind closed doors.

So after announcing the news, he motioned for everyone to return to their duties, and those attending the next meeting would go to a separate hall to wait. When he saw Li Tai still looking around in the banquet, he raised his hand and said, "Why don't you go out with Duke Changle soon!"