Li Wuyou's eyes were red, and two lines of crystal tears fell down her pale and pretty face. She quickly turned her head and whispered: "I haven't cried this whole time!"
Hu Xiaotian took out his handkerchief and handed it to her. Li Wuyou quietly wiped away his tears. After regaining his composure, he whispered: "Here is a list of generals that my father considered loyal during his lifetime. Most of them have been killed or imprisoned.
There are also some people who I have specially marked so that Chang Bo can contact them."
Hu Xiaotian took the list from Li Wuyou's hand and browsed it briefly. One of the names caught his attention, Yan Hucheng. This man is Zhang Ziqian's adopted son and one of the most outstanding generals among the younger generation of Xichuan.
, and was later held accountable for the failure of the attack on Yunyang. It turned out that he was still in Xizhou.
Hu Xiaotian carefully collected the list and whispered: "Is there any way to contact Xi Yan?"
Li Wuyou shook his head, with a worried look in his beautiful eyes, and sighed softly: "Actually, I am also worried about her. Maybe you know that the Five Immortals Sect has always had a tacit relationship with the Li family, but for some reason there has been a conflict.
, before the attack on Yunyang, the Five Immortals Sect severed relations with us, and I have never seen Xiyan since then."
Hu Xiaotian wanted to ask her or Xi Yan which one was the real Li Wuyou, but he swallowed the words as they reached his lips. After all, now was not the time to ask for the truth.
Yan Hucheng was sitting on the corner of the city wall with unkempt hair. The scorching sun was shining in the sky, and his skin had already been tanned. His eyes seemed to be dry and lifeless. After the defeat of Yunyang, the coach Li Yan took all the responsibilities
They were all pushed onto him. Although Li Yan finally took the main responsibility, Yan Hucheng did not escape the fate of being imprisoned. It was not until three months ago that he was released. Although he was restored to freedom, he was exempted from all military duties.
In addition to getting drunk all day long, Yan Hucheng didn't know what else he could do.
A shadow covered his face. Yan Hucheng raised his head and saw a young beggar standing directly in front of him, looking at him quietly. There were six beggars not far behind the beggar.
Standing there, Yan Hucheng's first reaction was that he might have accidentally occupied the other party's territory. In recent times, especially after the Xichuan earthquake, the number of beggars in Xizhou has increased sharply. These beggars have been fighting for territory, and fights have occurred one after another.
Yan Hucheng secretly lamented when he had been reduced to being treated as a beggar by others. He shook his head, pushed away the empty wine jar beside him, stood up unsteadily and prepared to leave.
Unexpectedly, the young beggar still blocked his way, and said with a smile: "General Yan, someone is looking for you!"
Yan Hucheng was a little surprised when he heard the other party call his name directly. Someone could recognize his decadent appearance?
The young beggar told his address and led his companions away.
Yan Hucheng looked at the backs of these beggars and wondered secretly, how could they find him? How did he know that he would definitely go?
Everyone has curiosity, and Yan Hucheng is no exception, especially since his decadent life has been taken over by alcohol. Deep in his heart, he is eager to find something to get out of his current state. After a brief hesitation
After that, he decided to go and have a look. Even if it was a trap, it would at least let him know that there were still people in this world who cared about him.
The Star Bamboo Garden was peaceful in the afternoon, with rows of bamboos on both sides of the road. The breeze blew the bamboo leaves and made a rustling sound. This sound was not noisy, but made it more peaceful. Yan Hucheng walked out of the bamboo forest and suddenly became cheerful, seeing the green bamboo cover.
There is a large open area in the pavilion, in which there is a small hexagonal bamboo pavilion with flowing corners and cornices. The craftsmanship is simple and exquisite. A man wearing a light gray linen suit is sitting in the pavilion drinking tea. His exposed arms are full of muscles.
The strong, heroic appearance and majestic spirit are obviously in complete contrast to the sluggish Yan Hucheng.
Yan Hucheng recognized this person as Hu Xiaotian at a glance, and was wondering how he dared to show up in Xizhou?
Hu Xiaotian waved to him and said with a smile: "Brother Hu Cheng, why did it take you so long to come here?"
Yan Hucheng looked at the sunny smile on this guy's face and wondered to himself, are you familiar with me? But he still walked over and said in a deep voice: "If I'm not mistaken, you are the King of Dakang Zhenhai
?”
Hu Xiaotian smiled and said: "It's not like we've never met before, sit down!" He made an invitation gesture.
Yan Hucheng sat down opposite him. Hu Xiaotian could smell the strong smell of alcohol on his body from a distance. He picked up the teapot and poured him a cup of tea. He said straight to the point: "Brother Hucheng is really hard to find. Fortunately, there are five
Miss, give me some advice."
Yan Hucheng was a little confused and said: "Fifth Miss?"
Hu Xiaotian said: "The handsome young daughter Li Wuyou!"
Yan Hucheng became even more confused. Although he knew that Li Tianheng did have a little daughter named Li Wuyou, he had never seen it. Why would Li Wuyou know about him? And would he show Hu Xiaotian the way? What happened to all this?
Is it true, or is Hu Xiaotian deliberately lying?
Hu Xiaotian could tell from his expression that he didn't believe it. He picked up the tea cup and took a sip of tea: "Do you know that before the assassination, the commander-in-chief decided to lead Xichuan back to Dakang?"
Yan Hucheng shook his head: "I have left a long time ago." Since Yunyang was defeated, he was imprisoned and was released for only more than three months. He had never seen Li Tianheng since he was imprisoned, so naturally he would not
Know his decision.
Hu Xiaotian said: "Xichuan was in deep quagmire. The commander couldn't bear to see the soldiers and civilians of Xichuan plunged into dire straits. He finally made the decision to return to Dakang, but he encountered unprecedented resistance."
Yan Hucheng stared at Hu Xiaotian and said, "Why are you here?"
"This time I was ordered by the Dakang court to come here specifically to posthumously crown the commander-in-chief as king!"
When Yan Hucheng heard this, he got angry and said: "The commander-in-chief was assassinated by a Dakang killer. How can you pretend to be compassionate?" The table shook with his heavy slap, and the tea cup on the table shook.
It jumped off the table and capsized, spilling tea on the table.
Hu Xiaotian looked at the overturned tea cup, with a faint smile on his lips: "If Dakang really wanted to take advantage of the situation, why bother sending an envoy? Just wave his troops in, do you think Xichuan can stop it?
?”
"Dakang sent you here just to kill two birds with one stone and take advantage of the anger of Xichuan soldiers and people towards Dakang to cut you, the special envoy, into pieces!"
Hu Xiaotian shook his head: "After the assassination of the general, the staff and generals headed by Yao Wenqi were suppressed in a short period of time. Can you explain to me the reasons?"
Without waiting for Yan Hucheng to answer, Hu Xiaotian added: "Li Honghan was busy incinerating the Marshal's bones before his bones were cold, and accused Da Kang as the mastermind behind it without any evidence. What's the reason?" He looked at him.
Staring at Yan Hucheng's eyes, he said aggressively: "If this is really the case, why would Miss Fifth tell me the names of the generals whom the Marshal trusted most during his lifetime? And why would he take the risk to help me?" He took out a copy
The list was handed to Yan Hucheng.
Yan Hucheng's eyes seemed a little hesitant, but he finally took it. When he saw the handwriting on the list, he was sure that the list was indeed written by the commander himself. After reading it all, Yan Hucheng's eye circles turned red.
Yes, he just didn't expect that Li Tianheng was still trustworthy deep down in his heart.
Hu Xiaotian said: "According to what I know, Li Honghan has always been firmly opposed to returning to Dakang. He may have had a big conflict with the commander-in-chief on this matter, and after the commander-in-chief passed away, his behavior was extremely abnormal.
.”
Yan Hucheng whispered: "You mean he killed the commander?"
Hu Xiaotian said: "I won't talk nonsense without evidence, but the situation in Xichuan is very strange now. We thought that after the death of the general, there might be chaos within the Xichuan army, but we did not expect the unprecedented calm."
Yan Hucheng said: "Most of the generals in Xichuan's army now don't even know me." He tactfully told Hu Xiaotian that Xichuan's generals had gone through a large-scale change. The defeat of Yunyang was a precursor. After the defeat of Yunyang,
Li Yan lost power, Li Tianheng re-appointed Yang Haoran, and Yang Haoran and Li Honghan jointly carried out large-scale changes in the army. It was this change that led to the current situation in the army. What Hu Xiaotian said made Yan Hucheng realize something, and he began to
Realize that this is unusual.
Hu Xiaotian said: "Recently, Tianxiang Kingdom and Xichuan have reached an agreement. Tianxiang Kingdom is willing to lend grain to Xichuan for free to tide over the difficulties. As far as I know, Xichuan and Tianxiang Kingdom have never had any contact in the past, but Tianxiang Kingdom and I have reached an alliance.
The agreement they reached with Nishikawa is tantamount to deviating from the original intention of our alliance."
Yan Hucheng slowly sat down and looked at Hu Xiaotian. He still suspected that Hu Xiaotian was only considering his personal interests when he said so much, but who in the world was not?
Hu Xiaotian said: "Nothing in the world is free of charge. If it can't get huge benefits from it, why would Tianxiang Kingdom make such a contribution?"
"Are you suspecting that Tianxiang Kingdom planned this incident?"
Hu Xiaotian smiled and said: "I don't know who planned the assassination of the commander-in-chief, but one thing I can conclude is that Li Honghan must know the inside story, and he must have been used by others." He paused, moved closer, and lowered his voice.
The voice said: "Xichuan's military power is actually in the hands of Yang Haoran, and Li Honghan has actually been sidelined."
Yan Hucheng pursed his lips and clenched his fists. The muscles around his body tightened and his heart was filled with anger. If Hu Xiaotian's speculation was true, then Li Honghan was definitely a wolf-hearted person who killed his biological father for power. This kind of
He can do things even worse than animals.
I have something to do tonight, so this is the update.
