Xishan Temple is located in the Wanshan Valley on the west side of Xiangyang City. It is surrounded by mountains and rivers and has beautiful scenery. It is a livable place for rest. Yu Jin, who had fallen ill in Shicheng before, was transferred here to continue to recuperate as his condition stabilized.
Li Tai rested at home for two days, then specially selected a sunny day and took a group of entourage to visit Yu Jin.
The mountains and fields west of Xiangyang are not desolate, but are quite popular. Many powerful tribes in Xiangyang City chose to live in the West Mountain, and there are many large-scale villas distributed on the hillside and between the valleys. Even the original Liang King Xiao Xu specially built a different business here, and occasionally went here to rest and escape the summer heat.
When Li Tai arrived in Xiangyang after the war in Xiangzhou ended, he also sent King Xiao Su and his family to Guanzhong together, which put an end to the Xiao family’s rule between Jianghan and Han.
Xiao Xu was also a relatively strong person. When he was in charge of Xiangyang, he suppressed and even cleaned up the powerful people in his territory. People in the Jingzhao Du family lived in Xiangyang were bloody massacred.
However, since Xiao Feng has always had to bear pressure from Jiangling, he also relied on the Xiangyang clan. Therefore, the local forces of the large clans in Xiangyang are still quite impressive, and there are almost no kingdom fields around the entire Xiangyang City. In terms of centralization, Xiao Xu is not as thorough as his uncle Xiao Laoqi.
“King, here the valley is between several peaks facing west, and there are also fertile fields in front of the mountain ten miles. In the past year, they were all Liu clans in Hedong. The house on the left side of the mountain is Liu Zhongli’s former house.”
Liu Fanggui, who was transferred back to Xiangyang from Yiyang, was introduced to Li Tai as a guide to the personnel and scenery of Xiangyang.
Liu Fanggui was originally from Xiangyang. In the past year, when Li Tai had just become the governor of Jingzhou, he entered Xiangyang. Liu Fanggui was stationed in Fancheng and surrendered. Since then, he has been under Li Tai’s command. Unexpectedly, he could still revisit his old place in his lifetime, and he was also sighing.
Look at other people in Xiangyang City who were far superior to his power and reputation, but now they can only bow down in front of their own kings. In the past, they have to be careful to flatter themselves. Liu Fanggui couldn’t help but feel the wonder of life experience. He has taken fewer detours than others, and now he is already a Yuan Cong of the Taiwan Prefecture. When he meets an old friend again, he has already had a judgment on his fate.
Li Tai is not as rich and delicate inner drama as Liu Fanggui, but when he heard Liu Fanggui telling the situation of the enclosure of the large clans in Xiangyang, he couldn’t help but sigh that these wealthy clans were really cruel. The several families were about to completely divide the vast mountains and rivers outside Xiangyang City!
This is certainly because these powerful families are a little greedy, but they also have certain historical origins. Most of the major tribes who settled in Xiangyang today are Guanlong tribes who fled during the period of the demise of Hu and Di, such as Wei Du in Guanzhong, Liu Pei in Hedong, etc.
In such a historical context, there was no order. The powerful clans relied on their own power to occupy the mountains and lakes and land, and the survival of the people was a problem. Of course, there would be no objection to this, and they even wanted these rich clans to occupy their land, so at least they could still be entrusted to live.
Since Li Tai now regards Xiangyang as the location of the Taiwan Territory, the original order here must also change, and it is impossible to maintain the old state. However, while ensuring the stability of the situation, establishing a new order and completing the reintegration and allocation of resources, Li Tai has no decisive plan yet.
When the group was about to enter the forest area, Li Tai noticed that a team of carriages and horses entered the former house of Liu Fanggui mentioned before, and asked curiously: “Is there any clan of Liu Zhongli who stayed here?”
Since the relationship between Xiangyang and Jingzhou Military Mansion under the rule of King Xiao Xu of Liang was still good, there was no conflict between these Xiangyang clans and Jingzhou Military Mansions, the only relatively exception was Liu Zhongli of the Liu family in Hedong.
The land of the Han East Following Land was taken from Liu Zhongli, and Li Tai also criticized Liu Zhongli for public trial, making him honored to be the second most despised and disliked person between Jiang and Han for many years. The first place was naturally Hou Jing, who was in trouble with the entire Nanliang.
Li Tai did not have any hatred for Liu Zhongli. He just saw that there were still people in his hometown, so he asked casually when he was curious. But Liu Fanggui also left Xiangyang for a long time and was not aware of the personnel changes in the countryside in recent years. After hearing this, he just shook his head and said he didn’t know. The officials of the Taiwan government who accompanied him had just established an administrative process and had not yet taken deep control over the village, so they also didn’t know the final result.
“I will go and explore. If there is a fish that misses the net, I will capture it on the spot!”
Quan Xu, Li Ya and other generals who were accompanying him were already active and active. They were already very skilled when they were walking along the way to see the active animals such as fox, rabbit, oriole and bird in the fields. After seeing this, they hurriedly expressed their opinions, preparing to hunt along the way while they were out inquiries.
Li Tai knew what these guys were thinking, and after hearing this, he just said in a deep voice: “It’s okay to wander along the mountains. Remember not to damage the farmland! Ask a little with etiquette, don’t disturb people’s hometown!”
These guys knew that the king’s laws were rigorous, and they did not dare to disobey orders. They immediately divided up dozens of riders and rushed towards the Liu family township in Hedong. Li Tai and his party continued into the mountain and visited along the mountain road. They arrived at Xishan Temple in the morning.
This ancient temple has a long history. Because Yu Jin temporarily lives here for rest, Xingtai specially arranged dozens of soldiers to garrison here. When Li Tai and his party arrived, the garrison commander hurriedly led the soldiers to come in front of him to pay homage, and the monks in the temple also greeted him.
Li Tai did not visit the temple more, so he went straight to the courtyard where Yu Jin lived. Yu Jin’s son Yu Yi and Yao Sengyuan and other people sent him to do so.The doctors who were treating and recuperating Yu Jin welcomed him in front of the corridor.
“General Yao and all famous doctors don’t have to be too polite. You are all saints of medical skills and are virtuous. Duke Changshan is a founder of our country. I hope you can carefully diagnose and treat them and make Duke Changshan healthy as soon as possible!”