The sun is shining brightly.
From time to time, the sharp chirping of cicadas can be heard on both sides of the road, with constant ups and downs.
The dead man in ragged clothes walked on the path on foot, walking very slowly.
The sound of horse hooves suddenly sounded in the distance again, and the dead people hid in all directions and dispersed in a rush.
The knight came galloping on horseback, carrying a bamboo tube on his back, not sparing any horse power. The horse used all its strength, its hooves flew, and almost flew over the path. The knight didn't care about the dead people hiding around, and didn't even look at it.
, just disappeared from the sight of the deceased.
The deceased breathed a sigh of relief.
A knight who is rushing to deliver a message like this has no time to bother those who are on the way.
The knight ran wildly against the wind, sweating profusely, but those sweat beads quickly disappeared while running, making him feel even more uncomfortable.
I don’t know how long I ran, the woods on both sides gradually became sparse, and a posthouse came into view in the distance. A knight was holding a horse and waiting aside. The knight quickly wiped his face with a wet cloth, and several other officials came forward.
meet.
The man jumped off the horse skillfully and quickly handed the bamboo tube he was carrying to the other party. The clerk made sure that the thing was complete and handed it to the second knight. The knight quickly mounted his horse and ran away.
The knight who arrived was supported by two people and walked towards the inner room. After walking a few steps, he squatted on the ground and vomited.
Even the horse was swaying at this moment, as if it couldn't hold on any longer.
The clerk let out a long sigh and looked at his colleagues on the side, "Why are you so urgent lately?"
"Even if there is a war, that's it. Just wait and see. When the war actually starts, that will be the most fatal thing!"
The clerk looked in the direction where the knight was leaving and remained silent.
The knights just relayed and lost all the way. Ten days later, the knights who had been replaced several times appeared outside Yecheng.
And he brought an extremely important document, which was a letter written by Hu Changxing to his brother Hu Changren.
Hu Mansion.
The mansion is lush and lush, with many pavilions hidden among the greenery, exquisite paths connecting the huge courtyards, and several rockeries leaning against the gardens. The level of luxury is comparable to that of Lou Rui's mansion.
Outside the pavilions outside the garden, many Hu musicians were seen holding musical instruments and playing hard.
Various dancers danced gracefully, making everyone unable to take their eyes away.
Hu Changren, Zou Xiaoyu, Lu Renhui, Lu Yuanliang, Gao Yuanhai, Zhao Yanshen, Qi Lianmeng, Lou Dingyuan, Yuan Wenyao, She Diluo and many other dignitaries of the dynasty are gathered in this pavilion at this moment. They are dressed in luxurious clothes and have various kinds of things piled up in front of them.
There are still waiters serving all kinds of delicacies.
There are warriors protecting it on three sides.
Hu Changren was wearing a loose robe with a tiger with long teeth and five claws embroidered on it. His hair and beard were carefully trimmed, and the beard was thick and neat.
He sat in the middle position, holding his belt with both hands, pretending to laugh boldly.
Zou, Lu, and Lu were standing on his left and right, one pouring wine for him, one telling him anecdotes, and the other preparing the food for him.
These three people are the ministers of Santai. Now they are surrounding Hu Changren. They obey orders without caring about their own identities. They flatter and flatter everyone and don't care about their own reputation at all. Through this shameless method of flattery,
, the three of them became Hu Changren's confidants and exercised power for him.
The ministers sitting around may not like the behavior of these three people, but they don't care much.
Hu Changren looked at the people around him with a smile.
He himself didn't expect that things would go so smoothly.
After Gao Rui was killed, the government began to be further controlled by him, and the original three-point balance completely collapsed. Hu Changren successfully became a powerful minister through the support of many unworthy ministers.
He took a sip of wine, looked at the ministers around him, and said, "What happiness in the world can compare to what it is now?"
The ministers stood up one after another to drink with him.
Everyone is very happy now.
Without guys like Gao Rui bothering them all day long, they could finally go back to the happy times of the past.
Gao Yuanhai wore a cassock, chanted the Buddha's name, and said with compassion on his face: "I have one thing, I beg the King of Longdong to agree to it."
Hu Changren looked at him and said, "Servant Gao, please tell me."
"Although King Zhao has made some mistakes, he still asks King Longdong to be compassionate, forgive his family, and allow his heirs to inherit the title."
Gao Yuanhai's voice was exceptionally gentle, as if he were a highly enlightened monk.
After hearing Gao Yuanhai's words, several ministers also nodded, feeling sorry for Gao Rui's mistake.
Hu Changren waved his hand, "Looking at his past achievements, I will do as you say."
Zou Xiaoyu said quickly: "Your Majesty is truly benevolent and righteous! There is no better person in the world than your Majesty!"
Hu Changren laughed again, and asked people to invite the dancing girls to the crowd, so that everyone could have fun.
The pavilion was filled with cheerful laughter.
It was at this time that the annoying scouts arrived at the mansion to deliver important documents to Hu Changren.
Knowing that it was sent from Hu Changxing, the servant did not dare to delay and hurried to the pavilion to find Hu Changren.
"Master, there are urgent documents sent by the three masters."
Hu Changren was enjoying himself at the moment, so he didn't care about this, "Let him wait first!"
The servant did not dare to persuade him any more, so he had to retreat.
Hu Changren continued his banquet until it was almost dark, but the banquet never ended.
At night, the guards lit lamps and gathered around Hu Changren. A slave helped him and sent him to the inner room. He sat on the bed. Hu Changren was still drunk and kept shouting for wine.
Several crying women were pushed in by the guards and the door was closed.
When Hu Changren woke up the next day, the sun had already risen, and he was still a little unconscious and had a headache.
After eating some hot soup, the servant mentioned the letter again.
"Bring it here!"
Hu Changren was very proud and had almost no worries about the border fortress. He picked up the document and glanced at it casually. At this moment, he suddenly woke up.
The heat from last night disappeared without a trace, and my whole body became cold.
He suddenly let go of his hand, and the document was thrown to the ground. He hurriedly picked up the letter and read it again.
Seeing the master's frightened look, the servant hurriedly asked: "Master, what happened?"
Hu Changxing mentioned Zu Jue's request in his letter, and also mentioned that ministers from all over the border fortress were preparing to jointly submit a letter requesting the establishment of a platform to allow him to take precautions.
Xingtai.
This made Hu Changren wake up immediately.
What does Liu Taozi want to do? Set up another temple?
If Liu Taozi is allowed to set up an official platform at the frontier fortress, then he can appoint courtiers himself in the future, which is a bit scary.
Hu Changren was sweating profusely and hurriedly said: "Go and call Zou, Lu, and Lu!"
The servant ran out immediately.
Hu Changren put down the document and breathed heavily.
His eyes were full of resentment.
It happened that when he was most proud and happiest, a letter like this from Liu Taozi came to him, which directly brought him back to reality from his dream.
This letter completely shattered his dream and made him suddenly realize that he was not really in power.
Because there are still people in the country who can threaten you.
He was a little afraid of Liu Taozi.
Hu Changren waited in the house for an unknown amount of time before the three men came in a hurry.
Hu Changren was furious, "When there was nothing important in the past, you guys hung around outside the mansion all day long. Something big happened today. Why are you here so late?"
Several people were a little confused. After hearing the news, they rushed over and arrived almost as quickly as possible.
However, they did not defend themselves, but quickly apologized.
Hu Changren then took out the letter and let the three of them read it. "Liu Taozi is not a loyal minister!! He really has evil intentions. Now he is trying to build another temple. How should I put down this rebel?!"
After hearing Hu Changren's words, several people immediately panicked.
Zou Xiaoyu hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, now that there are foreign enemies, we cannot rush to deal with General Wei. Please put the country first and temporarily forgive his rude behavior!!"
"How can we tolerate our master's national affairs today?"
When Hu Changren heard Zou Xiaoyu's words, he straightened his back a lot, like a real powerful official who ordered the affairs of the world. His face was full of anger, and he was ready to take Liu Taozi's life with every move he made.
However, this made the three lackeys in front of them suffer.
Lu Renhui glanced at Zou Xiaoyu who had just spoken, and wanted to curse him.
Now that we’ve reached this point, why don’t we stop flattering??
Not to mention other things among them, it is clear who is more powerful than the other. Today, the general of the guard is at the frontier, with elite soldiers and generals under his command, and many warriors to help him. This is not a high-spirited and high-powered man!
Several people had not communicated in advance and did not dare to speak at this moment.
Looking at the few people who fell silent, Hu Changren became even more angry. He rubbed his forehead and said, "I'm going to rest for a while. If we don't come up with a way to put down Thief Liu today, no one is allowed to leave!"
After saying that, he let his slave support him and slowly left the study, cursing.
The three people sent each other off respectfully.
As soon as Hu Changren left, Lu Renhui scolded: "What nonsense did you talk about just now? You let Liu Taozi go? Who let whom?"
"The troops and horses in Yecheng are not enough to defend the Qing Dynasty. Why, do you still want to lead an army for Duke Hu to attack General Wei?"
Hearing Lu Renhui's words, Lu Yuanliang also nodded quickly and complained: "Then General Wei is easy to provoke? Just what you said today, if General Wei knows about it, we will die in his hands!"
Zou Xiaoyu stroked his beard, looked outside, and said helplessly: "It's not like you don't know what Mr. Hu is like...At the beginning, I just said that I shouldn't attack Emperor Wenxiang's sons easily, but I haven't seen him for five days.
I think he can only listen to good things and hates others for looking down upon him."
"If I say that I cannot offend General Wei and must bow to General Wei, then he will definitely be furious, and maybe we all have to go home in vain!"
The other two were silent for a moment.
This seems to be true.
Lu Renhui added: "How can we not bow our heads? General Wei is tough and powerful. Isn't it because so many people are willing to join him now because Duke Hu issued an edict to make him king? They think that Duke Hu has the support of General Wei, so they
Come and surrender, if they know that you are at odds with General Wei, Duke Hu will be a widower!"
Zou Xiaoyu frowned again, "But if you want to bow your head, you will give the frontier fortress the right to act. This move is not trivial. The general of the rear guard set up a hundred officials at the frontier fortress to face Yecheng. After two or three years of operation, the Northland
I only know him but not Ye. When the time comes, Hebei's powerful troops invade Ye City, what should we do?"
Lu Renhui shook his head, "I don't think there's anything to worry about."
"King Pingcheng is by no means a person with different intentions. Asking for the platform is also the idea of ​​the border officials, not King Pingcheng himself."
"Yes, King Pingcheng has always been upright. How could he invade Yecheng with a large army? I think Mr. Zou is a little unfounded..."
The two of them spoke in tandem to persuade.
Zou Xiaoyu looked at them and sneered immediately, "Hahaha, that's so well said."
"Don't think that I don't know."
"Lu Jun, your clan uncle has recommended King Pingcheng. Your family is his sponsor, right?"
"Lu Jun, your cousin seems to have gone to Wuchuan after he was deposed, right?"
The two people were at a loss for words and just smiled awkwardly. Lu Renhui hurriedly stepped forward and whispered: "Zou Jun, what are you talking about? Don't talk nonsense!"
He looked around again and said seriously: "Zou Jun, actually what happens after the establishment of the platform has anything to do with us? Is this something we can decide?"
"As ministers, we can only give some suggestions. Don't we still have to rely on Mr. Hu to decide exactly what to do?"
"Besides, Mr. Zou, major events in the world are unpredictable, and you must be prepared for anything."
The three of them lowered their heads and started talking.
Soon, the three people appeared in front of Hu Changren again.
They looked very excited, with smiles on their faces. Zou Xiaoyu hurriedly said: "Your Majesty! We discussed this matter, and then found that this matter is actually a great good thing for your Majesty!"
"Ah? Good thing? Where does good come from?"
Hu Changren was a little confused, and Zou Xiaoyu hurriedly said: "Liu Taozi wants to set up a platform, which actually exposes his ambition."
"In the past, many people in temples and localities supported him. Now that his true colors have been revealed, people will no longer be close to him. This is the first point."
"Second point, we can still use this matter to make a fuss!"
"Oh? How to use it?"
"Liu Taozi wants to govern Xingtai legitimately. He thinks that no one dares to go to the frontier to take this position, so we will give him a Xingtai. Among the three platforms today, there are many traitors who oppose you. Why don't we put all these traitors to death?
Pick them out, throw them to the frontier, and let them fight with Liu Taozi?"
Hu Changren felt a little dizzy at the moment.
He first stopped the other party and started thinking according to the other party's ideas again.
"You mean, let's really set up a platform and send all the disobedient people there to become officials?"
"But when these people come to Liu Taozi's territory, can they still compete with Liu Taozi?"
"It may not be possible to resist, but it can create obstacles for Liu Taozi. If Liu Taozi takes action against them, he will openly show his attitude of rebellion. At that time, all the clans in the world will be at your disposal, and you can defeat him in one fell swoop!"
"What's more, we are facing a powerful enemy. If we directly reject Liu Taozi, it is inevitable that he will do something despicable. So we agreed to him and asked him to help us, and then sent our enemies out. After Gao Rui's death, now
Isn't the only one who can compete with you the King of Pengcheng?"
"If we send King Pengcheng there to be the Secretary of the Xingtai Order..."
Hu Changren's eyes widened, how the hell could he play like this??
He shook his head hastily to curb this crazy idea. Although he was not a good person, he could still see the situation clearly. He immediately said: "Send Gao Jun to the frontier fortress, I'm afraid he will conspire with Liu Taozi!"
"Won't."
"Absolutely not."
Zou Xiaoyu shook his head and said very seriously: "Your Majesty, don't worry, anyone can conspire with Liu Taozi, but Gao Jun will not."
"Gao Jun is a loyal minister and does everything for the sake of the country, while Liu Taozi is ambitious. The two of them may be able to agree on small things, but if they want to do big things, one of them must die!"
Hu Changren lowered his head and began to think deeply. Now, he was the one recording the affairs of the minister.
Although he recorded the affairs of the minister, many people in Taichung did not obey him, and even slandered him and laughed at him.
Although they never spoke face to face, Hu Changren still heard a lot of things from other people's mouths, and sometimes he could feel the contempt of others.
This made Hu Changren particularly angry.
If we could throw all these thieves to the frontier fortress at once and let them and Liu Taozi go dog-eat-dog...it doesn't seem impossible.
Hu Changren had made a decision at this moment. He asked coldly: "I'm afraid Gao Jun won't obey. How can we get him to go to the frontier fortress?"
The three people looked at each other, and Zou Xiaoyu quickly lowered his head, "Your Majesty, we really never thought of this. It is indeed not easy to handle..."
Hu Changren glared at them, but a smile slowly appeared on his face, "Everyone of them can only talk empty words, but I have to do the real work!"
"Forget it, I won't embarrass you all, go back and rest. Wait for me in the province tomorrow. I have to go to the palace now."
The three of them hurriedly thanked them and then left the mansion together.
As soon as he walked out, Lu Renhui laughed, "It must be Mr. Zou who makes Mr. Hu so happy."
"Don't talk too much. It's best not to leak out what we discussed today, and don't say it to anyone, so as not to get into trouble."
Zou Xiaoyu said calmly: "King Pengcheng's reputation is so high that even Gao Rui can't compare with him. At first, even the emperor didn't dare to openly attack him. If it comes to his affairs, then we really can't stay in Yecheng.
, we must clear up the relationship in time.”
"Young Master Hu should be confident, right? King Pengcheng is a gentleman, unlike Gao Rui. How difficult can it be to deal with him?"
"Then you have to be careful. You must not have anything to do with the murder of Gao Jun..."
Chapter completed!