Zhou Mo and Xiao Tianmu really came to the door late at night after hearing about the emperor's marriage, Zhou Mo was an anxious child, and as soon as he saw Hu Xiaotian, he couldn't wait to ask: "Third brother, how can it be so sudden?" Why did the emperor suddenly give marriage? ”

Hu Xiaotian smiled bitterly: "I'm also confused, there is no warning about the marriage, it should be his idea, even Princess Yongyang doesn't know much about this matter." However, since he gave the marriage, it was not an impulse, it must have been a decision made after careful consideration, and the old thing must have a plan. ”

Xiao Tianmu said in a low voice: "Could it be that the emperor has become suspicious?" ”

Hu Xiaotian said: "This time my father went to Luozon to find a source of food, the emperor should already know, during this time, the emperor let go of the government to Qiqi to do, intoxicated with the way of immortality, and now it seems that it is just the superficial work he has done." ”

Zhou Mo said: "The third brother is saying that he is just pretending to be crazy and stupid to deceive his subjects?" ”

Hu Xiaotian nodded and said: "At the beginning, I didn't dare to conclude, but now I can almost conclude, it was he who used this method to eradicate Ji Feihua at the beginning, and it took so much hard work to finally climb back to the dragon seat, there is no reason to give Qiqi the power he just got in his hand, I think Qiqi may just be a prop in his hand." ”

Xiao Tianmu frowned: "Why did the third brother suddenly have such an idea?" ”

Hu Xiaotian said: "He asked me to be engaged to Qiqi, and immediately decided to let me send an envoy to Xichuan and crown Li Tianheng as the king, but the real intention of giving me the identity of a future colt lies in this." ”

Zhou Mo and Xiao Tianmu were both shocked when they heard this, and Zhou Mo said: "The third brother escaped from Xichuan with great difficulty, and now he lets you go back, isn't it equivalent to sending you into the tiger's mouth?" ”

Hu Xiaotian said: "The old emperor is very kind to me on the surface, but in fact, he has a grudge because the Xu family in Jinling refused his request, and I think there must be a conspiracy on this trip to Xichuan." ”

Xiao Tianmu said in a low voice: "Does he want to seize Xichuan?" ”

Zhou Mo said: "How is it possible? Xichuan Li Tianheng has been in business for many years and has many loyal subordinates. With Dakang's current situation, he can't even provide military salaries, and it is impossible to capture Xichuan. ”

Xiao Tianmu said: "It can't be said that although Li Tianheng has many loyal subordinates, but the soldiers and subjects under him are still people of Dakang in the final analysis, and Li Tianheng supported the army and stood on his own at the beginning. is still under the banner of King Qin, now that the emperor's restoration has been successful, Li Tianheng's excuse in the past is no longer tenable, and he is even more unjustifiable in terms of reason with King Long Ye Fang of Zhou as a hostage. ”

Hu Xiaotian nodded and said: "Actually, Li Tianheng's current situation is also very difficult, I am afraid that he is the one who wants the most old emperor in the world to die." ”

Xiao Tianmu said: "If the emperor is dead, Li Tianheng can take it for granted to support the king of Zhou, Long Yefang, and coerce the Son of Heaven to order the world, and no one can say anything about him." ”

Zhou Mo couldn't help but grit his teeth when he heard this: "The traitor really deserves to be killed." ”

Xiao Tianmu said: "The emperor sent the third brother to Xichuan at this time to crown Li Tianheng as the king, it should be to stabilize Li Tianheng. Li Tianheng has the title of the imperial court, and he finally has a legitimate reason in front of the people of the world, and he can still hold Xichuan steadily, but the emperor does not seem to be good for Dakang by doing this. ”

Hu Xiaotian said: "I think so too, even if he doesn't crown Li Tianheng as the king, Li Tianheng will not dare to lead his troops to attack Dakang, judging from the current situation, once a war breaks out between Xichuan and Dakang." Dayong will inevitably move south from the north, and at that time, both Xichuan and Dakang will be worried. The old guy named Li Tianheng as king. Li Tianheng may not be moved, let alone lead his subordinates to return to Dakang, nor will he give any help to Dakang's current situation. On the contrary, it gave him a reason to take Xichuan for granted, why would the old emperor do this kind of thing that did not benefit him in any way? This is exactly what Hu Xiaotian couldn't understand.

Xiao Tianmu said: "The emperor must have other plans, and he will only benefit Li Tianheng if he makes Li Tianheng king." If he accuses Li Tianheng of being a national thief, then there will inevitably be turmoil in Xichuan, according to ordinary people's ideas, he must choose the latter, but the emperor will go against the grain. Apparently there are other plans. ”

Zhou Mo said: "How can an old guy who is about to die still have so many conspiracies? ”

Xiao Tianmu shook his head and said: "Xichuan occupies the natural danger, surrounded by mountains, the middle is a plain, the land is fertile, the rivers and lakes are dotted, Dakang has been plagued by natural disasters over the years, but Xichuan has been harvesting year after year. ”

Zhou Mo said: "How easy is it to take back Xichuan? ”

Xiao Tianmu said: "If the army is greatly revived, it will inevitably cost the people and money, even if both sides are defeated, they may not be able to get what they want, but if it is disintegrated from the inside, it may not be effortless." ”

Zhou Mo and Hu Xiaotian looked at Xiao Tianmu at the same time.

Xiao Tianmu said: "As I just said, the subjects of Xichuan may not be convinced by Li Tianheng, in the past he has always flaunted his loyalty to the monarch and patriotism, but now that the emperor has re-ascended the throne, he has not been attached to it for a long time, and his rebellion has been clearly revealed. ”

Hu Xiaotian nodded slowly and said: "What I'm most worried about is this matter, the old guy ostensibly sent me to Xichuan to be crowned king, but I don't know what he has behind his back?" If he takes advantage of my trip to Xichuan to kill me, and then blames Li Tianheng, and then kills Li Tianheng by the way, and takes Xichuan back to Dakang casually, wouldn't it kill three birds with one stone? ”

Xiao Tianmu said: "Don't ignore Dakang's influence in Xichuan, Li Tianheng may not be able to control the situation in Xichuan, but what the third brother said is the most dangerous possibility." ”

Zhou Mo said: "In this case, I simply found an excuse to postpone this trip to Xichuan." ”

Hu Xiaotian shook his head and said: "From the fact that he facilitated my marriage with Qiqi, it proves that he has begun to lay out, if I don't go, I'm afraid that he will have a more vicious way to deal with me, although the future of Xichuan is uncertain, it may not be that there is no opportunity." He turned to Xiao Tianmu and said: "The second brother and Zhanpeng accompanied my father to Luozon, this trip is extremely important, if the grain road is opened, it is equivalent to choking the economic lifeline of Dakang." ”

Xiao Tianmu nodded: "Third brother, don't worry, the foolish brother will do his best." ”

Hu Xiaotian said: "Since the old thing is unkind to me, don't blame me for being unjust to him, no matter what his idea is, I will let him lose all his money this time!" ”

The fact that Hu Xiaotian became the fiancé of Princess Yongyang soon spread throughout the capital, and for a while, the powerful people in the capital came to visit them one after another, wanting to get closer to the Hu family. Others only saw the surface scenery of the Hu family, and who knew the real crisis and danger they were facing, Hu Buwei had to return to Shangshu Mansion to entertain this qiē.

With his father helping to deal with these things, Hu Xiaotian naturally became much quieter. The day after his relationship with Princess Yongyang was confirmed, the old eunuch Wang Qian personally came to Shangshu Mansion to summon him to meet the emperor in the palace.

Hu Xiaotian expected that the emperor was looking for him nine times out of ten to go to Xichuan as an envoy, so he followed Wang Qian to the palace.

The old emperor Long Xuanen was taking a cool dip in the Liubei Pavilion in the Imperial Garden, he was old, and his energy was obviously a little weak, and he actually dozed off while sitting in the pavilion, and the little eunuchs around him didn't dare to wake him up, and looked at each other one by one.

Wang Qian and Hu Xiaotian came to the Liubei Pavilion at this time, Wang Qian coughed, Long Xuanen nodded his head heavily, then he came to his senses, opened his eyes, yawned and said, "I actually fell asleep." His eyes fell on Hu Xiaotian's face.

Hu Xiaotian stepped forward quickly and said respectfully: "Minister Hu Xiaotian knocked on the emperor, long live my emperor!" ”

Long Xuanen waved his hand and said, "Don't be polite, just calm down and sit with me for a while." He gestured to the stone bench beside him.

Hu Xiaotian sat down on the stone bench, Wang Qian made a look, and a group of eunuchs and palace maids followed him and retreated into the distance.

Long Xuanen looked Hu Xiaotian up and down, but he didn't speak for a long time.

Hu Xiaotian felt a little uncomfortable under his gaze, and said in his heart that this old guy should have a problem with his sexual orientation? What do you mean by staring at me all the time? Even if I'm good-looking, I don't look like that.

Long Xuanen said: "Your appearance is worthy of Qiqi." ”

Hu Xiaotian lowered his head and said: "The emperor's grace is mighty, and the ministers are sincerely afraid. ”

Long Xuanen sighed and said: "I have always loved Qiqi, and I didn't want to get engaged to her so early, but I am old, and my body and energy are not as good as day by day, and I don't know if I will leave this world one day." ”

"Your Majesty should be old and strong, the dragon spirit and tiger are fierce, and it will inevitably be able to last for thousands of years, and live with the sky."

Long Xuanen laughed and said: "Thousands of years, longevity and Tianqi? Who has been able to do it since ancient times? Don't say that it will last for thousands of years, even if it is a hundred years old, it is rare to see it, and you are afraid that you will not even believe yourself when you say these words. ”

Hu Xiaotian secretly thought in his heart, the old guy was not confused, and knew that these were words to fool him.

Long Xuanen said: "I will give you Qiqi Xu, just to think that there can be one more person in this world to take care of her, even if I pass away, there will be someone who can care about her, love her, and protect her, Hu Xiaotian, do you understand?" ”

Hu Xiaotian said: "The minister understands! ”

Long Xuanen said: "It's good to understand, Qiqi has a strong temperament, I thought she would disagree with such an arrangement, but judging from the current situation, she should like you in her heart." ”

Hu Xiaotian said: "Your Majesty, rest assured, the minister will definitely do his best to protect Her Royal Highness the Princess." ”

Long Xuanen nodded with satisfaction and said, "Did Qiqi sue you that I want you to go to Xichuan as an envoy?" ”

Hu Xiaotian said: "It's said! ”

Long Xuanen said: "What do you think?" ”

Hu Xiaotian said: "The minister doesn't want to go!" ”

Long Xuanen's expression was slightly stunned, he didn't expect Hu Xiaotian to say what he really thought in his heart directly. (To be continued......)