Northern Dynasties Imperial Industry

"Uncle, what on earth is going on?"

Following Lu Rou all the way to Chang'an, they found the official residence allocated by the imperial court for Gao Zhongmi to live in Beijing. Full of questions, Li Tai looked at Gao Zhongmi and asked.

Gao Zhongmi came in and happily raised his hand to help Li Tai pat the snow off his cloak: "I'm a little surprised, but it's always a good thing. Ah Pan, you are so talented that you will not be alone in your hometown for a long time, no matter morning or evening. , this day will come, I think it’s a little late.”

Li Tai knew that it was hard to hide his talent, but being knighted and awarded an official without any preparation was still a bit sudden for him.

Of course he also longs for progress and power, but he doesn't like such unplanned changes. If you don't understand the inside story, you will never feel at ease.

Seeing that Li Tai's expression was a bit serious, not just the joy of being promoted to an official position, Gao Zhongmi couldn't help but sigh: "Apan, you are calm and calm, no wonder Daxingtai appreciates you so much and personally Call me to inquire deeply into your deeds.”

As he spoke, he raised his hand to signal everyone in the hall to leave. Only sitting across from Li Tai in the hall, he spoke again: "Daxingtai called me in a few days ago. I thought there was some incident in Dongzhou that I needed to know about. But it turns out it was just for you, Apan! I had already expected this, you still remember when Jingyuan was hunting..."

Hearing Gao Zhongmi talk about how Yu Wentai noticed him while hunting in Jingyuan, and that He Basheng and Shu Hui both spoke highly of him, Li Tai couldn't help but sigh with emotion at how wonderful his life experiences were.

When he first entered Guanzhong, he was really eager to meet Yuwentai, and wanted to make Yuwentai appreciate and value him with his far-sighted knowledge as a time traveler.

However, after realizing that the situation in the Western Wei Dynasty was far more complicated than he imagined, his mood gradually cooled down, and he planned to immerse himself in the countryside and start a career, but he did not expect that it was his appearance that finally made Yuwentai notice him.

After the parade, he followed He Basheng to Lishan for a trip. After returning home, he began to deal with the affairs of the manor and the village. He did not have time to talk to Gao Zhongmi for a long time, and He Basheng did not tell him such a thing. Only now did I know that such an episode had happened in Jingyuan.

At this moment, thinking about Yu Wenhu in Jingyuan who came to contact him specifically, Li Tai couldn't help feeling that Yu Wenhu was really narrow-minded. He only heard other people's praise of him, and he couldn't help but provoke someone who couldn't even fight him. Own.

"Jing Yuan is not the only one who appreciates you in Daxingtai. Daxingtai has asked about many things you have been doing in the village recently, but I don't know enough about it to answer in detail. Next, Daxingtai Maybe I’ll call you for detailed questioning, Ah Pan, you have to be prepared!”

Gao Zhongmi looked at Li Tai and said with pride and reluctance: "Da Xing Tai knows that you did not come to Chang'an with me. His disappointment is beyond words. How can a noble man from a well-known family leave his pearl in the countryside? I will immediately write a memorial to ask for a title." …”

When Li Tai heard this, he gradually understood the inside story of his being promoted to a higher rank.

If you think about it carefully, he has done a lot in the past six months. In addition to attracting attention in Daxingtai because of his handsome appearance, whether he is printing account books or making compressed military rations, he is worthy of Yu Wentai's special attention.

The reduction of military rations attracted Yuwentai's attention during the Liyang Grand Parade. As for the account book, calculating the time, it should be the time for Yuwentai to see it.

Thinking about it this way, this incident is not sudden. It is just that I have been working hard for a long time, and now I have reached a harvest period.

"By the way, Uncle, how powerful is my rank in the Western Dynasty?"

Now that he had accepted the fact that he finally stood out and was noticed by his leaders, Li Tai began to care about whether his gains this time would be substantial.

He knew the rank order of the princes and uncles in ancient times, but he was still a little confused as to what kind of treatment this so-called Gaoping County man could get and what matters the official Sanqi Shilang could take charge of.

Seeing Li Tai's expectant look, Gao Zhongmi smiled and explained.

First of all, the official position of the minister of casual riding was originally designated as the fourth-rank official position during the Taihe reform of Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty. However, it was changed to the seventh-rank official position a few years later. There was neither a fixed number of personnel nor a fixed position.

It is often considered noble to be an anointed son of a noble family who started his career as a Jie Brown official. After all, it can be seen from the official name that he is an attendant. Li Tai was born in the Li family in Longxi. He entered the court from the duke's palace and was awarded this official position, which is consistent with his family background.

The nobility system of the Northern Wei Dynasty was divided into five levels from the king's level down, and the fifth level was divided into the founding nobility and the scattered nobility. The founding lord is the fifth-level official who established the city and granted food to the people, while the loose lord did not have the food and food, and was just an honorary title.

The Gaoping County man whom Li Tai was granted the title of was himself the lowest rank of the fifth rank, and he was still a loose knight without a seat, and his rank was only lower than the fifth rank.

After listening to Gao Zhongmi's explanation, Li Tai couldn't help but be a little dumbfounded, feeling happy for nothing.

I got a position as a Langguan, but it was a few ranks lower than joining the army from the original government record office, and I was still a non-member, non-official.

The title of nobility is directly the lowest, in bulk, without food. I am a real man, of course I know that. Why did I finally get a title and become a loose man?

There is good news. The title of Minister of Dispersed Cavalry is an additional title in itself, and he still retains his title of Taiwei Mansion Record Office and joining the army.

As for the titles, whether they were Sanjue or Founding Jue, in the Western Wei Dynasty they were all empty titles and no land was given to them. It was just that in terms of rank, the Founding Jue was one level higher than the Sanjue.

But knowing these, Li Tai was even more depressed. Since they were all empty titles, how could you make an earl or a duke? I won’t eat your food!

In a majestic and powerful palace, in the cold winter and twelfth lunar month, such a handsome young man was dragged from the hot stove to the cold city of Chang'an, only to be sent away to the officials and nobles in bulk. Is this okay? this is not good!

Li Tai felt relieved and felt that the Western Wei Dynasty was really shabby and stingy. It was a waste of time to disband and pull him down!

Seeing that Li Tai was unhappy, Gao Zhongmi could probably guess a little bit of his thoughts. He patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile: "A real man only suffers from a lack of willpower, not from a lack of official status. Apan is still a young man, and he should not act like this." Self-disturbing.”

Li Tai is not really complaining about his low official rank. After all, he has been in Kansai for more than half a year and has no real achievements that can be put on the table. Under such circumstances, Yu Wentai still promoted him to an official position, which was enough to show that he valued himself.

Perhaps the expectations were too high, or it didn't meet Li Tai's own expectations, so he felt a little disappointed. These two vain officials in name only were not as attractive to him as a powerful commander-in-chief, after all, they could command troops in a legitimate manner.

A good family background also has its troubles. For example, Zhou Changming could be directly promoted from the garrison leader of a township to the commander-in-chief of a county. However, in the traditional concept of the current family, it is a dirty official and a humble one.

Li Tai was just a young man, so he was not worthy of Yu Wentai's prevention and suppression. He deliberately refused to give him any official position with real power. He was awarded this title just to follow the traditional values ​​of the family.

Otherwise, these medieval aristocratic families are bastards and deserve to be sharpened by Er Zhurong and Hou Jing. Always pursue the appearance of glory and refuse to work hard.

Li Tai deliberately studied in industry because he did not want his political future in the Western Wei Dynasty to be limited by his background. But the premature attention still disrupted the rhythm of his plan.

But anyway, this can be considered a good start. At least in Yu Wentai's heart, he is not a wealthy man who only relies on his family's influence. And according to Gao Zhongmi's words, Yuwentai may summon him again in the near future, which is also an opportunity for him.

So in the next few days, he stayed at Gao Zhongmi's official residence with peace of mind, carefully sorting out and revising the plan to rebuild Longshou Canal that the village had been preparing, and planned to submit the plan when he met Yu Wentai. Submit it, show your abilities again, and see if you can win an official position with real power.

Not long after Li Tai entered the city, Jingzhao Yin Cui Quan heard the news and came to see him. Along with him was another cousin Cui Qian whom he had not met during his last visit.

"Apan is really good. I have never seen Daxingtai so excited about any young talent! Because your talent is amazing, I was also affected a lot. Visitors came to my door at midnight and urged me to brave the wind and snow to go to China. The state report is correct and I want to ask you about the details of the offering!"

When Cui Fan saw Li Tai, he patted him on the shoulder repeatedly with a happy face.

This guy has strong arms and doesn't look like a civil servant at all. The slap made Li Tai's shoulder hurt. He could only say with a smile: "Cousin, you are over-praised. After all, cousin, you are good at governance, that's why you are so praised by Daxingtai!"

Cui Quan's official position in Jingzhao Yin was stabilized, and his title was promoted to a marquis and promoted to governor. Facing this little cousin who helped him a lot, he was naturally overjoyed.

Cui Qian was much more mature and steady than Cui Quan. He slapped Cui Quan's arm on Li Tai's shoulder away, and then said: "Apan is also an official now, so living in another house is not a long-term plan. Since I am under your rule, ”

"Brother, if you don't remind me, I won't ignore this matter. The former comes and goes in a hurry, and I have no time to discuss it in detail. I was busy with everything before the new year. After the New Year, I will accompany A Pan to the lower county. I will definitely take care of Tian Sang's family affairs. OK!”

Cui Fan nodded repeatedly after hearing this. Li Tai was also overjoyed when he heard this. As expected, a relationship where we can help each other and be mutually beneficial is the most real relationship.

With Cui Fan's cousin coming forward to support him, he is sure to be the nail-biter in Longshouyuan!

The New Year is approaching, and the atmosphere in Chang'an City is also lively and busy. There were many visitors to Gao Zhongmi's official residence, and many of them came specifically to take a look at Li Tai. Although Daxingtai never summoned him in person, he expressed his appreciation for Li Tai on several occasions on different occasions, which quickly spread among the Chang'an official circles.

On the day of the Yuan Dynasty, Li Tai also put on brand new robes and followed Gao Zhongmi to attend the imperial court.

Although his official position was not high, he was qualified to attend the palace because of his disliked title of Baron.

Let’s talk about calendar festivals here. It seems that the Zhou Dynasty calendar used the twelfth lunar month as the first lunar month. I remember introducing it when I wrote about the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty. . . As for the calendar of the Western Wei Dynasty, some book friends have raised this issue before, but they have not checked it carefully. If it is said to be according to the Zhou rites, it should be informed after Yuwen Taituogu reformed the system and implemented the six-official system. . .