Hu Xiaotian heard that his heart was also a lot more down-to-earth, it seems that the old lady still has their Hu family in her heart, thinking that she is indeed facing a dilemma now, if she openly helps Dakang, it will inevitably cause the hatred of the world, and the Xu family in Jinling will become the target of public criticism, if you don't help Dakang, after all, the foundation is here, and I am afraid of being retaliated by Emperor Dakang, so I came up with such a method, in order to hide people's eyes.

Hu Buwei said: "You must not let your mother know about this matter, so as not to worry her." ”

Hu Xiaotian leaned over to look at the letter, but saw that there was not a word on the letter at all, it was a sea chart. Hu Xiaotian said: "Dad, are you going to sue the emperor about this matter?" ”

Hu Buwei nodded and said, "I'll go into the palace and make it clear to the emperor." Since Mrs. Xu refused the emperor's request, Hu Buwei has always been in a state of unease, and he finally regained his happiness, and he didn't want to lose it even more, especially not wanting his precious son to have any loss.

Hu Xiaotian shook his head and said: "This matter should not be rushed, the emperor basically only asks about political affairs now, and almost all the things are handed over to Princess Yongyang, I think it is better to inform Princess Yongyang about this matter first." ”

Hu Buwei didn't have a deep understanding of Princess Yongyang, so naturally he didn't have such confidence as his son, and he didn't think that a little girl under the age of fourteen could save the precarious Dakang Dynasty from danger.

Hu Xiaotian said: "Dad, there are only two people around the emperor who believe the most, one is Hong Beimo of the Tianji Bureau, and the other is Princess Yongyang, if our Hu family wants to protect themselves, we must make a choice among them." ”

Hu Buwei's eyes lit up, he thought that his son was just acting on a temporary basis, but he didn't expect that he had thought it through. He said in a low voice: "You want to sell Princess Yongyang a favor?" ”

Hu Xiaotian shook his head and said, "Not only that, Dad, a companion is like a tiger." The emperor is suspicious by nature, and often changes the order of the court, he has no intention of governing the government at all, and all his energy is focused on the affairs of the imperial tomb and immortality. Help him speed up the progress of the Imperial Tomb. The people of Dakang live in fire and water, and the patience of the people is always limited, once the limit of patience is exceeded, then Dakang is not far from civil strife. ”

Hu Buwei nodded and said, "You want to gain the trust of Princess Yongyang and let her help keep our Hu family?" In his opinion, Princess Yongyang could never be Hong Beimo's opponent.

Hu Xiaotian said: "After going through so many things, can't my father see it, it's useless to rely on anyone, the Dakang royal family is difficult to protect itself, what ability do they have to protect us?" When you encounter trouble, you will think of our father and son, if the government is stable. Dakang Zhongxing, maybe the first batch of people who want to kill them all is us. ”

Hu Buwei sighed gloomily, his son's words reached his heart. It's rare for this kid to see it so thoroughly, but I don't know what he thinks about the future in his heart?

Hu Xiaotian said: "Dad, if it goes on like this, Dakang will not be swallowed up by other countries, and sooner or later it will collapse from within, and we must seize the opportunity to strengthen our own strength." Grasp the lifeblood of Dakang's national fortune and let them do things according to our rules. ”

Hu Buwei looked at his son in shock. It is worthy of my non-consuming son, who already has grand ambitions in his heart, subverting the court and dominating the world, and even he does not dare to have such thoughts.

Hu Xiaotian didn't have the idea of dominating the world, but fate was forcing him step by step. He is increasingly discovering that if he wants to survive in troubled times and control his own destiny, he must continue to grow his strength, and it is useless to rely on anyone. Only relying on oneself is the most real and feasible. In troubled times, only the strong can survive, as long as they have enough strength, they can survive freely anywhere.

Hu Buwei said in a low voice: "What do you want to do?" ”

Hu Xiaotian said: "Dakang is short of food, grandma has rejected them on the surface, but behind her back, she gives us this picture, whoever masters this sea route can save Dakang's dying national fortunes, and this road must be firmly controlled in the hands of our Hu family." ”

Hu Buwei nodded and said, "Do you want to go on this trip in person?" ”

Hu Xiaotian shook his head and said, "The most suitable person is not me, but you." ”

"Me?" Hu Buwei is really a little confused.

Hu Xiaotian said: "Princess Yongyang is now very dependent on me, and will be responsible for the formation of the Shence Mansion to me, I think she may not be willing to let me go, for the child, the formation of the Shence Mansion is also a great opportunity, I can take this opportunity to develop and strengthen my strength, my father went to open up this trade route, you can take my mother to leave the Kangdu this place of right and wrong, if the result of this trip is not satisfactory, you and your mother can take the opportunity to avoid trouble overseas, you are safe and sound, the child naturally has no worries, It is not difficult to get out of Dakang. If you master this trade route, it is equivalent to firmly holding the lifeblood of the Dakang Dynasty in our hands, even if the emperor sees you, you have to be careful. ”

Hu Buwei said: "The old emperor is suspicious by nature, and he may not be willing to let me go." ”

Hu Xiaotian said: "This matter is not a matter for Daddy to worry about, the child has his own way to persuade Princess Yongyang and let her come forward to facilitate this matter." ”

In the afternoon of the same day, Hu Xiaotian went to Zilan Palace to see Qiqi.

Qiqi heard that Xu Fengyi had returned, and a look of surprise appeared on her face: "Mrs. Hu is back, and I didn't say it earlier, I'll go with you to pick her up." ”

Of course, Hu Xiaotian knew that his mother did not have such a big face, and she and Qiqi had never met in the past, and the reason why Qiqi was so close was not because of the relationship between the Xu family in Jinling, Hu Xiaotian said: "How dare you work for the princess." ”

Qiqi's face suddenly turned cold when he heard this: "What do you mean by this?" Didn't you promise Hongu before? ”

Hu Xiaotian smiled and said: "Your Royal Highness Princess, don't get me wrong, my mother just came back today after a tiring journey, so I want her to have a good rest." ”

"I'm going to greet her, not tossing her, how can I delay her rest?"

Hu Xiaotian said: "Her Royal Highness the princess is a golden branch and jade leaf, and she is the king of Yongyang who is given by the royal gift, my mother will not be sincerely afraid when she sees the princess, according to the rules, my mother will give you a bow to worship." ”

After all, Qiqi didn't think of this layer when he was young, and frowned and said: "I went to pick her up naturally as an elder, how could I receive such a big gift from her, Hu Xiaotian is you are too careful." ”

Hu Xiaotian said: "Actually, Xiaotian understands that the princess is so anxious to see my mother because of the relationship between the Xu family in Jinling. ”

Qiqi said angrily: "In your heart, everything this palace does has a purpose. ”

Hu Xiaotian smiled and said: "Princess, please forgive me for speaking bluntly, Dakang's current situation is not optimistic, and I also understand the princess's distress." It's just that Xiaotian also wants to ask the princess to forgive me, my mother is just an ordinary woman, she doesn't know anything about the affairs of the court, and I don't want to add thoughts to her, I don't want her to be afraid. ”

Qiqi snorted coldly, turned around and sat down in a chair, staring at Hu Xiaotian and said, "I really can't see that you are still a filial son." ”

Hu Xiaotian said: "I don't dare to say that I am a filial son, but Xiaotian can do anything for the sake of my family, if anyone dares to hurt my family, I will seek justice even if I risk my life." ”

Qiqi's beautiful pupils suddenly contracted: "Are you threatening this palace?" ”

Hu Xiaotian said: "Don't dare, the princess is as kind to Xiaotian as a mountain, how can she hurt my family?" ”

Hearing him say this, Qiqi's expression softened slightly, and he said softly: "You don't have to be so vigilant, the reason why I want to see Mrs. Hu is just to ask about the true attitude of the Xu family in Jinling, although there are many rumors in the outside world, but I still don't believe it, the Xu family in Jinling is the subject of Dakang, at this time when the country is in danger, are they unwilling to contribute to the country?" ”

Hu Xiaotian said respectfully: "The rise and fall of the country is the responsibility of the husband, and even the peddlers and pawns know the truth, how can the Xu family not understand?" It's just that in this situation now, I have to have some selfishness too. ”

Qiqi blinked: "You make it clearer." ”

Hu Xiaotian said: "The princess should know that Dakang's current food shortage is related to the continuous lack of harvest in the country due to natural disasters, and there is a more important reason that no one in the surrounding neighboring countries is willing to do business with Dakang, for example, Nanyue is the land of fish and rice, rich in products, and has always been a vassal to Dakang in the north, but now he is unwilling to trade grain with Dakang, in the final analysis, he is afraid that providing grain to Dakang will offend the strong neighbors around Dakang." ”

Qiqi nodded, sighed softly and said: "As far as this palace knows, Dayong has sent people to threaten Nanyue, if Nanyue dares to provide food to Dakang, the first thing to do after destroying Dakang is to wave troops south to slaughter Nanyue." ”

Hu Xiaotian said: "There are not a few people who have such thoughts, Xichuan Li Tianheng is not the same, they are all waiting to devour the land of Dakang, of course they don't want Dakang to recover." ”

Qiqi said: "Hu Xiaotian, the people are the foundation of the country, the people take food as the sky, if they can't even eat enough, who else can be at ease when I am the people of Dakang, how can a soldier be loyal to the country when he is hungry, if he is not facing a dilemma, how can I bow my head and ask for help from a businessman?" ”

Hu Xiaotian said: "Has Her Royal Highness the princess ever thought about how an ordinary merchant family in a powerful country that even Nanyue did not dare to offend would dare to do this, if the Xu family of Jinling dared to solve the sea route for Dakang, I am afraid that in a short time, the descendants of the Xu family will be slaughtered, and the industries of the Xu family all over the countries will inevitably be destroyed." ”

Qiqi said indifferently: "If the skin does not have hair, will it be attached?" If Dakang is over, what is the foothold of the Jinling Xu family? In fact, she knew in her heart that the trade of the Xu clan in Jinling was all over the world, and they would be able to survive even if they were separated from Dakang.

Hu Xiaotian said: "The only person who can worry about the fortunes of Dakang is Her Royal Highness the Princess, and Xiaotian has a way." ”

Qiqi said: "You say! ”

Hu Xiaotian stepped forward, slowly unfolded the navigation chart he brought with him in front of Qiqi, and drew a route from Kangdu to Haizhou and then into the sea with his fingers: "It's better to ask for others than for yourself, in fact, we can solve this matter by ourselves." (To be continued......) R1292