Hu Xiaotian nodded and said: "You don't have to be afraid. If you are willing to submit, I can incorporate you into the army. If you are unwilling to stay, I will also let you leave freely."
When Luo Shifeng heard this, he felt relieved. In fact, these people were the ones abandoned by Guo Guangbi. They rebelled from the imperial mausoleum and were hunted down by Su Yuchi's army. They fled to Xingzhou. They thought they could escape the sea of suffering.
Unexpectedly, the world is as dark as crows. Although Guo Guangbi held high the flag of righteousness and shouted the slogan of being the master of the people, in fact he only cared about his personal interests and did not take into account the suffering of his subordinates and the people at all. When he came to Xingxing
The state still has not solved the problem of food and clothing. Not only that, but it also violates conscience and robs the people. People like Luo Shifeng originally came from poor people. Naturally, they can't stand Guo Guangbi's actions and have already developed a desire to betray them. If not for this, Hu Xiaotian would not be so
It was easy to capture Xingzhou.
Hu Xiaotian asked Xiong Tianba to temporarily integrate Luo Shifeng and others into the engineering camp. These people were originally masons, and letting them enter the engineering camp would just bring out the strengths of these people. Seeing that Hu Xiaotian was so tolerant to them, Luo Shifeng felt comforted and revealed to
Hu Xiaotian had a secret. There was a basement in the garden of Guo Guangbi's mansion. There were many treasures stored in the basement. Hu Xiaotian asked Luo Shifeng to lead his men into the garden to dig.
In the afternoon, the door to the basement had been opened. Hu Xiaotian was pleasantly surprised that there were still a lot of treasures hidden in the basement. Guo Guangbi was too hasty to withdraw his troops this time, so he did not have time to remove the treasures. As a result,
Hu Xiaotian got a big bargain.
Just when Hu Xiaotian was reorganizing Xingzhou and taking stock of the loot, a confrontation occurred near the Nanyang Water Village in Yongjiang between the Dayong Navy and the Yongjiang Navy led by Li Yongfu. However, although the two sides were at war with each other, no battle had occurred until now.
At the same time, a large Yong army composed of Shao Yuan and Jingbei assembled and quickly advanced towards Xingzhou. In fact, this army had already been launched when Hu Xiaotian captured Xingzhou. Its real intention was the same as Hu Xiaotian's.
Xingzhou was captured with lightning speed, but midway through the march, the team received news that Hu Xiaotian had captured Xingzhou first. This also put the team into an extremely embarrassing situation. It was in a dilemma. If they continued to move forward,
They were facing a big battle with Hu Xiaotian, but there was still no news from the superiors asking them to retreat. After repeated deliberation, the commander-in-chief of the army, Qin Yangming, asked the army to continue to speed up its march and set up camp fifty miles north of Xingzhou City, waiting for orders from the superiors.
The Nanyang Navy, which originally planned to advance by land and water with them, was blocked by the Yongjiang River and is still in a confrontation with Hu Xiaotian's naval fleet.
Huo Shengnan was commanding the defense on the city wall. Hu Xiaotian quietly came up behind her and coughed lightly. Only then did Huo Shengnan realize his arrival, turned around and said with a smile: "Aren't you busy digging for gold? Why do you have time to come up here?"
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Hu Xiaotian smiled and said: "I dug out a lot of treasures and many accessories. You can pick some later."
Huo Shengnan said: "I have no interest in jewelry."
There was a chirping of an eagle in the air, and the two people's eyes were attracted at the same time. When they looked up, they saw a white light flying towards them. It was Xia Changming who was returning from inspecting the enemy's situation. The snow eagle circled in the sky for a week and then slowly landed, still far from the ground.
When he was thirty feet high, Xia Changming jumped down from the air and landed lightly in front of the two of them. The snow sculpture quickly climbed up and flew due east.
Xia Changming cupped his fists towards Hu Xiaotian and said, "See my lord!"
Hu Xiaotian smiled and said: "How?"
Xia Changming said: "On the river east of Nanyang Water Village, our fleet and the Nanyang Navy are confronting each other. At present, both sides are maintaining restraint and no fighting has occurred. Dayong's army has now advanced to the north of Xingzhou, and is far away from Xingzhou.
Camps were set up fifty miles away from the prefecture, with a total of about 50,000 soldiers and horses.
Huo Shengnan whispered: "Want to attack from both land and water?"
Hu Xiaotian smiled and said: "If they wanted to fight, they would have rushed here long ago. I don't think this battle can be fought."
Xia Changming asked: "Should we inform Chang Fanqi and send troops to Shaoyuan to put some pressure on them?"
Hu Xiaotian shook his head and said: "Don't worry, if they don't take the initiative to attack, we will stop quietly. Now that Xingzhou is in our hands, we have the initiative. Taking the city and attacking it are two different things. Dayong is currently in
Under such circumstances, we should not take the initiative to provoke a war."
At this time, Xiong Tianba came looking for him, but it was the envoy from Dakang who arrived.
Hu Xiaotian was startled. Ever since he and Qiqi canceled their engagement, Dakang had cut off contact with him, but this time an envoy from Dakang came. He didn’t know what happened. He whispered: "Envoy
Who is he?"
Xiong Tianba grinned and said, "An old acquaintance, Wu Jingshan, the Minister of Rites."
Hu Xiaotian frowned: "Isn't he already retired and returned to his hometown?"
Xiong Tianba said: "I don't know very well. He is not the only one who came here this time, there is also an old eunuch."
Hu Xiaotian nodded, and unconsciously thought of Qiqi's appearance. This girl was absolutely extraordinary. He didn't know what he was planning this time, so he immediately followed Xiong Tianba to the General's Mansion.
Two envoys came from Kangdu this time, both of whom were Hu Xiaotian's acquaintances. One was Wu Jingshan, the Minister of Rites, and the other was Quan De'an, Qiqi's confidant eunuch. Seeing such a battle, Hu Xiaotian already understood in his heart,
Unless it was a major matter, Qiqi would not dispatch these two people at the same time.
When Hu Xiaotian walked into the hall, Wu Jingshan and Quan De'an were drinking tea. Seeing Hu Xiaotian come in, Wu Jingshan stood up with a smile on his face, but Quan De'an sat there motionless with a gloomy face.
Hu Xiaotian clasped his fists and said with a smile: "What kind of wind blew today that brought you two distinguished guests here?"
Wu Jingshan smiled and said: "I came here specifically to reward you on your Majesty's order."
Hu Xiaotian was greatly surprised. Long Xuanen was dead, but Qiqi had not announced it to the public for some reason. Since he and Qiqi canceled their engagement, they had actually escaped from Dakang's control. Of course, they had also
There is no reason to accept Dakang's reward, this matter is really a bit unexpected.
Hu Xiaotian asked Wu Jingshan to sit down and glanced at Quan De'an. Quan De'an didn't say a word from beginning to end, not even saying hello to Hu Xiaotian. However, Hu Xiaotian knew that Wu Jingshan was just a puppet and the real envoy was Quan De'an.
Hu Xiaotian sat down with a smile, took a cup of tea from his subordinates, smelled the tea, took a sip and said: "Your Majesty's reward? I remember that I was listed as a traitor by the imperial court. Could it be that Master Wu made a mistake?"
Bar?"
Wu Jingshan said: "Yes, after investigation, it was proved that Mr. Hu's previous charges were all framed and completely false. Therefore, the imperial court decided to give Mr. Hu a clean slate. Not only would the matter be announced to the world, but Hu would also be banned.
Your Majesty is the King of Zhenhai!" He stood up and took out the imperial edict. Wu Jingshan also understood that Hu Xiaotian could not kneel down, and he laughed and said: "The Emperor said that Mr. Hu does not need to kneel down to receive the edict."
Hu Xiaotian said calmly: "In that case, Master Wu doesn't need to read it, just show me the imperial edict."
Wu Jingshan handed the imperial edict to Hu Xiaotian, and Hu Xiaotian unfolded it and read it. Sure enough, it said that he had forgiven all his sins and named him the King of Zhenhai. Hu Xiaotian was secretly amused. Qiqi became so fast. He wanted to take advantage of this.
Is there any way to comfort himself? He folded the imperial edict, put it aside, picked up the tea cup and continued drinking tea.
When Wu Jingshan saw that Hu Xiaotian did not express his position, he couldn't help but feel a little uneasy. He looked at Hu Xiaotian and waited for his next words. Seeing that Hu Xiaotian had not spoken for a long time, he finally couldn't help but said: "What do you think, Mr. Hu?" Because Hu Xiaotian did not agree, so he still said
You can't call him Prince. In fact, Wu Jingshan also understood very well. Now that Hu Xiaotian has grown up, how can it be so easy to get him to surrender to Dakang? Hu Xiaotian may not be willing to give the court this face.
Hu Xiaotian did not answer his question, but said softly: "I remember Mr. Wu has resigned from office to retire."
Wu Jingshan smiled and said: "The imperial court asked me to go to the Ministry of Etiquette to help. If I left suddenly, others would not be able to take over so many affairs at once. Think about it, it is better to wait until everything is handed over. I originally didn't want to leave the capital, but now
The next time the imperial court came to reward Mr. Hu, they knew that Mr. Hu and I had been close friends through life and death together, so we came." He specifically emphasized the experience of life and death with Hu Xiaotian, just to let Hu Xiaotian remember their previous friendship, and never forget it.
Not good for yourself.
Hu Xiaotian smiled and said, "It seems like just yesterday that you and I went on a mission to Dayong together."
Wu Jingshan nodded and said, "That's right. If Mr. Hu hadn't been both wise and brave, I might not have returned to my hometown alive."
Quan De'an, who had been silent all this time, suddenly said: "I heard that Princess Yingyue is Princess Anping. I wonder if Mr. Hu can introduce her to our family? By the way, I can solve this mystery."
Hu Xiaotian glanced at Quan De'an coldly. This old eunuch was the real envoy, and Wu Jingshan was just a showman. As expected, when Quan De'an spoke, Wu Jingshan fell silent immediately.
Hu Xiaotian said: "I heard that the emperor has passed away a long time ago. The current emperor is a fake. Can Eunuch Quan confirm this for me?"
The two people looked at each other coldly, sharply, and the air in the room became tense for a while. Wu Jingshan was standing next to the two of them, and he couldn't help but beat his heart. He squeezed out a smile and said: "I heard that Guo Guangbi's back garden is very exquisite. I
Would you like to visit it?"
Neither Hu Xiaotian nor Quan De'an paid attention to him. Wu Jingshan stood up dejectedly and retreated silently.
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