He reminded himself to be calm. After calming down, he looked at Hu Xiaotian and said, "Why did you come to me? I don't know what I can do to help you."
Hu Xiaotian said: "Although you have been dismissed from your post, you still have many friends and brothers in the Xichuan Army. It must be much easier than others to investigate the situation. This article was first published by..."
"Why should I help you?"
Hu Xiaotian laughed: "It's not about helping me, but about helping yourself. At the same time, it can also help the soldiers and civilians in Xichuan. If Xichuan falls into the hands of Yang Haoran and the conspirators behind him, the lives of the people will definitely be much more miserable."
Yan Hucheng said: "Don't you want to take Xichuan as your own?"
Hu Xiaotian said: "Xichuan originally belongs to Dakang. If it falls into the hands of Dakang, at least the people of Xichuan can be treated equally."
"Can you guarantee that the people of Xichuan will live a happy life?"
Hu Xiaotian nodded and said in a more serious tone: "I can guarantee it!"
Zhou Mo sighed: "Should I go or not?" He had just received an invitation from Hu Xiaotian, asking him to go to Baicao Hall that night.
A pale smile appeared on the corner of Xiao Tianmu's lips: "Go, why not go? I'll go with you!"
Zhou Mo was stunned for a moment. He originally thought Xiao Tianmu would choose to avoid it.
Xiao Tianmu said: "What is supposed to come will always come. It is time for us to have an end."
Xiao Tianmu's uninvited appearance was obviously not what Hu Xiaotian had expected. In comparison, Xiao Tianmu was far more difficult to deal with than Zhou Mo because of his deep scheming and wit. When Hu Xiaotian reunited with Zhou Mo, he was able to
The guilt coming from the depths of his heart was caught in his eyes, but he couldn't see any expression on Xiao Tianmu's face, not to mention that he was blind to begin with.
Xiao Tianmu whispered: "Third brother, long time no see!" His voice was plain, without any hint of guilt or emotion, as if nothing had happened between them.
Hu Xiaotian smiled and said: "Second brother, it's true that we haven't seen each other for many years. Are you still unable to see?"
Xiao Tianmu heard something in his words that he couldn't see with his eyes, but he understood in his heart and smiled: "I'm afraid I won't be able to see it in this life, but fortunately I'm used to it."
Hu Xiaotian said meaningfully: "Although my second brother cannot see with his eyes, he understands much better than many people in his heart."
Xiao Tianmu laughed: "In this world, the more you understand, the more painful it is. Otherwise, how could there be such a rare and confusing statement?"
Zhou Mo could naturally hear the hidden secrets in the two people's words, and coughed: "Second brother heard that third brother also came to Xizhou, so he must meet third brother."
Xiao Tianmu said: "Third brother, you won't blame me for coming uninvited, right?"
Hu Xiaotian smiled and said: "How could it be? The three of us brothers have reunited after a long separation. We only think that we are in the same spirit and live and die together. To say this is to be outsiders." He invited the two of them to sit down and asked someone to serve them.
A pair of bowls and chopsticks.
After filling up the wine glass in front of him, Hu Xiaotian picked up the wine glass and said: "We brothers haven't sat together and drank together for a long time. Let's drink three glasses before talking."
Zhou Mo nodded, picked up the wine glass in front of him and drank it first as a gesture of respect. Xiao Tianmu also drank, but he started coughing violently as soon as he drank a glass.
Hu Xiaotian heard from the sound of his cough that he probably had lung disease, and said softly: "Second brother, if you are inconvenient, you don't have to drink."
Xiao Tianmu took a breath and said, "I must drink these three glasses of wine no matter what."
Zhou Mo looked at Xiao Tianmu worriedly. He knew that Xiao Tianmu's physical condition had not been good recently.
Xiao Tianmu insisted on finishing three glasses of wine, covered his mouth and coughed a few times, saying, "It's an old problem."
Hu Xiaotian said: "If you are sick, you must treat it. You can't just delay it, otherwise the minor problems will become more and more serious, and there may even be no cure."
Xiao Tianmu smiled and said: "Do you remember the time when our brothers met in Qingyun?"
Hu Xiaotian nodded and said, "I remember everything that happened between us brothers clearly."
Xiao Tianmu said: "Third brother, do you have many things in your heart that you want to ask? You might as well take this opportunity today to say them all."
Hu Xiaotian said: "There is no point in saying it now." He poured a glass of wine for Zhou Mo and filled it himself, but did not pour it for Xiao Tianmu. Since Xiao Tianmu was inconvenient, there was no need to force him.
He clinked the wine glasses with Zhou Mo and said, "I have to thank you for this glass of wine, brother."
Zhou Mo picked up the wine glass with a rather embarrassed expression on his face. He didn't think he had anything worthy of Hu Xiaotian's gratitude.
After Hu Xiaotian drank the glass of wine, he said: "Without the help of big brother, Xiyue would not have escaped from Dayong smoothly."
Zhou Mo's face felt a little hot. This was what he felt most sorry for Hu Xiaotian about. Instead of following Hu Xiaotian's instructions to take Long Xiyue to the agreed place, he secretly abducted Long Xiyue to Tianxiang Kingdom.
He also made up lies to make Hu Xiaotian mistakenly think that Long Xiyue had betrayed him. Now Hu Xiaotian's words should be ironic. He was mocking himself. Zhou Mo coughed dryly and said: "Third brother, in fact, I have been thinking about it all these years.
I want to say sorry to you, I..."
Hu Xiaotian interrupted him: "Brother, you don't have to say that. I can see that there are some things you do that you have no choice but to do." The more he said this, the more regretful Zhou Mo felt.
Xiao Tianmu didn't say anything. He picked up the tea cup and took a sip of tea. They hadn't seen each other for many years. Their little brother was much more restrained than before, but this didn't mean that they would laugh away their grudges during today's meeting. Hu Xiaotian told Zhou
The reason why Mo Mo came here is not just to shake hands and make peace. Zhou Mo has an upright temperament and has always felt guilty about betraying Hu Xiaotian. If Hu Xiaotian knew that he was also in Xizhou, maybe he would not have set up this dinner. Xiao
Tian Mu secretly thought that this little brother probably wanted to find out from Zhou Mo's mouth the purpose of their coming to Xizhou.
Zhou Mo said: "Anyway, I'm sorry for you..."
Xiao Tianmu laughed, and the laughter interrupted Zhou Mo's words again. Xiao Tianmu said: "Brother, you really don't need to care too much. The third brother has a broad mind. Since he is willing to sit with you and my brother, it proves that he has
It’s not good for us to mention the things that happened back then. Besides, although the third brother and Princess Anping had a lot of troubles, they finally got married. The wrong things we did against our will did not lead to bad consequences after all. The two of us
As an older brother, I can finally breathe a sigh of relief."
Hu Xiaotian secretly sighed at Xiao Tianmu's cunning. He originally expected to get some words out of Zhou Mo's mouth, but today's arrival of Xiao Tianmu seemed to make his plan fail.
Hu Xiaotian said: "Brother is here on behalf of Tianxiang Kingdom this time. I heard that an agreement has been reached with Xichuan? Tianxiang Kingdom wants to lend grain to Xichuan for free?"
Xiao Tianmu quietly kicked Zhou Mo under the table, reminding him not to talk nonsense. Zhou Mo hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded and said: "Yes, it is true!"
Hu Xiaotian asked: "Brother, do you know about the Jinyu League?"
Xiao Tianmu was the first to say: "Of course I've heard of it!"
Hu Xiaotian said: "Perhaps you should also know that I purchased grain from Tianxiang Kingdom at a price that is 10% higher than the market price, and the Queen Mother also agreed to it."
Xiao Tianmu asked: "Third brother, are you short of food?"
Hu Xiaotian said: "These grains are to rescue the Xichuan victims who have poured into my territory to flee. Otherwise, my grain reserves are enough for the people."
Xiao Tianmu said: "The people are the foundation of the country. Almost everyone knows this sentence, but few people can really understand its meaning. Third brother has accepted a lot of refugees this time. As long as you help them survive
After overcoming this difficulty, these refugees will definitely become a huge force in the hands of Third Brother."
Hu Xiaotian smiled and said: "I don't have that much ingenuity to rescue them. I just feel that the people are innocent, and there is internal turmoil in Xichuan, and I can't take care of their affairs. If I don't take action, I don't know how many people in Xichuan will die here."
A natural disaster.”
Xiao Tianmu said: "Third brother is really kind-hearted."
Hu Xiaotian said: "But your country's actions have changed everything." He paused, stared at Zhou Mo and said: "Was the decision to lend grain to Xichuan made by the Queen Mother herself?"
Zhou Mo was a little afraid to face his gaze. When he was hesitating whether to answer this question, Xiao Tianmu said: "Yes!"
Hu Xiaotian categorically objected: "Impossible. If the Queen Mother had made this decision, she would not have sent her eldest brother as an envoy to Xichuan. Moreover, lending food to Xichuan for free is tantamount to breaking the covenant she made with me."
Xiao Tianmu said: "What covenant? The covenant that the third brother refers to is to work together with the Jinyu League to take down Xichuan? No, didn't the third brother just say that he has no ambitions for Xichuan?"
Hu Xiaotian did not answer his question: "If I guessed correctly, it was Hu Buwei who sent my eldest brother to Xichuan. Based on my understanding of the Queen Mother, she should not betray the Golden Jade Alliance. In other words, there is only one possibility, the Queen Mother
It has been controlled by Hu Buwei, and now the power of the Today Xiang Kingdom has fallen into the hands of Hu Buwei!"
When Xiao Tianmu and Zhou Mo heard this, they admired in their hearts at the same time that this little brother had indeed become more mature in these years of hard work. He had seen the essence of the problem and deduced that the power within Tianxiang Kingdom had changed.
Xiao Tianmu said: "Actually, there have been no substantial changes in Tianxiang Kingdom."
Hu Xiaotian shook his head and said: "Li Tianheng was suddenly assassinated. After much thought, I couldn't figure out the mastermind behind it. Now I finally understand."
Xiao Tianmu said: "Who do you think third brother did?"
Hu Xiaotian said: "Whoever gets the greatest benefit is the most suspicious in this matter. After Li Tianheng died, Li Honghan succeeded him. This man is narrow-minded and has high vision but low hand. He did not have such courage and means. Behind his back
There must be support. After Li Tianheng's death, no turmoil occurred in Xichuan. It seems that someone had arranged everything before Li Tianheng's death, and even quietly replaced all the key generals. The food problem that troubled Xichuan the most was also solved by Tianxiang Kingdom.
, Second brother, do you think these things are all coincidences?"
