Chapter 215 [Entrusted with Important Responsibilities] (1)
Qiqi asked Hu Xiaotian to help carry the box out. The box was not heavy and there shouldn't be much hidden in it.
After opening the box, there was something wrapped in oilcloth inside. Qiqi did not intentionally avoid Hu Xiaotian and opened the oilcloth in front of him, revealing a roll of jade slips wrapped inside.
Although Hu Xiaotian didn't know what a jade slip was, the two of them worked hard to find such a thing. This jade slip should be an extremely important thing.
Qiqi said: "This jade slip is not a treasure, but it is very important to our Long family. You know what happened today and I know it. We must not leak it to a third party."
Hu Xiaotian said deliberately: "Eunuch Quan, can't you say that?"
Qiqi said: "No one can say that."
Hu Xiaotian said: "I thought there was a big treasure house hidden under this Misty Mountain."
Qiqi said: "As long as you do your best to help me in the future, the benefits will be yours."
Hu Xiaotian had heard others say such words more than once, but this was the first time Qiqi said such words in front of him. He looked at Qiqi strangely, but saw this underage girl at this time
The expression on his face was extremely solemn, and he was probably not joking to himself.
Hu Xiaotian said: "What benefits can you give me?"
Qiqi said: "I will protect your glory and wealth and help you restore the Hu family's former glory."
Hu Xiaotian chuckled and said: "To put it lightly, you have to convince the emperor first."
Qiqi said: "He is my father. If I ask, he will naturally not refuse."
Hu Xiaotian secretly laughed in his heart. After all, this girl is still too young and her thoughts are too simple. Although the emperor is your father, your father will never obey your words. Hu Xiaotian said: "Let's go back as soon as possible. We have been away for too long. Others will definitely
It will create suspicion.”
Returning to the wine cellar, the little princess didn't waste any more time, changed into her own clothes and quickly left the Siyuan Bureau.
Hu Xiaotian hid all the water cups and daggers given to him by the little princess, changed into clean clothes, and quietly checked the tunnel. He was worried that Li Yuncong would discover what happened tonight. So he walked in the secret passage leading to the library in advance.
The so-called defense is actually very simple. It is nothing more than getting a few spiders and letting them build webs in the hole. Although this trick is simple, it is very practical and does not worry Li Yuncong from becoming suspicious.
Hu Xiaotian checked and found that the cobwebs were still sealing the secret passage. It seemed that Li Yuncong had not come here recently. He was also quite curious about the jade slips that Qiqi got. This girl's whereabouts were mysterious. He also repeatedly told himself to keep her secret.
, even Quan De'an had to hide it. It is estimated that there must be some article in it, but judging from the layout of the secret cave, it is full of royal secrets. When I have the opportunity, I will ask my father if he knows.
Do you know what this jade slip is?
After the inspection, he locked the wine cellar and went back to his room to rest. As soon as he returned to his room, Li Yan, the internal officer, came over and sent a message saying that Ji Feihua wanted to summon him.
Hu Xiaotian didn't expect Ji Feihua to summon him so late. He wondered to himself, could it be that he knew about Qiqi coming to see him? Or was it because he went to visit the emperor privately that aroused Ji Feihua's suspicion?
When they arrived at the inner official prison, Ji Feihua was looking at the map of Dakang territory on the wall with her back. After Hu Xiaotian entered, he closed the door directly, then came to his side and said respectfully: "It's so late for the admiral to summon you."
God, do you have something urgent to say?"
Ji Feihua said calmly: "If there is nothing important, the Zajia family can't come to you?"
Hu Xiaotian smiled and said: "Xiaotian didn't mean that, he was just afraid that it would delay the adults' rest."
Ji Feihua said: "Princess Yongyang has been visiting your place very frequently recently."
Hu Xiaotian said: "It's all because Quan De'an told her about the secret passage, so she forced Xiaotian to let me accompany her to go down there to find out." Hu Xiaotian has a good way of dealing with Ji Feihua, and when to say anything in front of him
Tell the truth and when to lie. Hu Xiaotian knows the right proportion.
Ji Feihua said: "Did you find anything?"
Hu Xiaotian said: "Nothing was found." He was secretly worried. Could it be that Ji Feihua had already noticed it? He immediately added: "She just forced her to swim in the water, and Xiaotian's body temperature has not recovered yet.
."
Ji Feihua nodded, looked at the territory map on the wall, and said softly: "Do you recognize this map?".
Hu Xiaotian said: "Dakang's territory map."
"The current territory map!" After speaking, Ji Feihua turned around and came to the desk, slowly unfolding a map on the table. There was also a territory map inside, but this map looked very old and must have been a few years old.
Hu Xiaotian followed him and took a look, secretly wondering why Ji Feihua thought of digging these things out?
Ji Feihua said: "It was more than five hundred years since the founding of Dakang. By the time Emperor Taizong reached its peak, it swept across and unified the world. When Emperor Taizong was on the throne, Dakang's territory reached the largest size in history."
Hu Xiaotian said in his heart that he did my shit? He did your Ji Feihua's shit again? As a eunuch, the most important thing is to do his job well and not to interfere in the government affairs. Do you know why so many people are so hostile to you?
The reason is that you are too ambitious and your claws are too long.
Ji Feihua's eyes returned to the territory map on the wall, and she whispered: "The greatest prosperity must decline. Dakang has experienced unification and division. Since Emperor Taizong, the territory has been shrinking, but it is not as good as in the past hundred years. This year
Over the past hundred years, Dakang's territory has been less than half of what it was at its peak."
Hu Xiaotian said: "The Admiral cares about the country and the people. Xiaotian deeply admires him."
Ji Feihua said coldly: "You don't need to flatter me, the Za family knows what you are thinking."
The feeling of being exposed in front of someone is not pleasant. Even if this person is Ji Feihua, even if there are only two of them, Hu Xiaotian is still a little hot-tempered, and the fever will return to fever, and the flattery will continue to be filmed: "Admiral, Xiaotian has no flattery.
I mean flattery, every time I see adults working hard, working hard, and forgetting to eat and sleep for state affairs, Xiaotian is moved indescribably..."
Ji Feihua glared at him fiercely, and Hu Xiaotian did not dare to say what he said next. Ji Feihua said: "Dakang has Dakang's rules. Eunuchs are not allowed to get involved in politics. Those who violate it will be executed. You said this."
Are you insinuating that the Zajia family is interfering in state affairs?"
Hu Xiaotian was so frightened that he shivered. Damn it, flattery is on the horse's feet. Ji Feihua is really too shrewd. What he said was suspected of playing a big sword in front of the palace. He hurriedly bowed and said: "Admiral, Mr.
God’s loyalty to the Admiral is evident to the sun and the moon, and I have no intention of insinuating against you.”
Ji Feihua said calmly: "No matter how much you think about it, the Zajia family can't see it."
Hu Xiaotian said: "If you don't believe me, Xiaotian will dig out your heart and show it to you."
Ji Feihua said: "You have such a mouth, I'm afraid you won't even believe what you say." He did not mean to blame Hu Xiaotian, but pointed to the map of the territory of Dakang: "A hundred years ago, Dayong rose from the north.
Xue Jiurang, the guard general of Yonglan Pass, colluded with the remnants of the Hu people in the north, supported his own troops, and broke away from Dakang. The Emperor of Dakang was furious and assembled a million troops, vowing to defeat Yonglan Pass and wipe out the entire Xue family. The army marched northward with overwhelming force, and the rebels
They all fled, and the army came to the bank of the Tongtian River. Just as they were gathering to cross the river, the rebels blew up the river embankments, and the surging floods surged down. The millions of troops were defeated by the floods like ants. The floods raged, and the disaster implicated tens of thousands of people.
Countless villages and towns were destroyed in 82 counties across seven states."
Although Hu Xiaotian had not personally experienced such a scene, he could imagine the miserable scene at that time through Ji Feihua's description. He sighed in his heart that the method used by Xue Jiurang to defeat Dakang's army was extremely despicable and shameless, and he did not hesitate to sacrifice the lives of the people.
Ji Feihua said: "Dakang's vitality was naturally severely damaged after this catastrophe, but Dakang's hundreds of years of foundation will definitely not be washed away by a flood. At that time, the emperor luckily escaped from the flood and brought with him millions of conquests.
When the army returned to Kangdu, there were less than 7,000 people. He decided to recuperate and fight again next year. With Xue Jiurang's strength back then, he should not be able to shake Dakang's power in the short term, but God is not on Dakang's side.
After the flood, a plague swept through the entire territory of Dakang. At first it was only in the flood-stricken areas, but then it quickly spread to all counties in Dakang. This plague was more ferocious than the flood. Many people in towns and cities died, and they died everywhere.
In order to stop the plague, the emperor actually followed the advice of some treacherous ministers and deployed a defense line in Wuxing County, north of Kangdu, prohibiting refugees north of Wuxing County from going south, and anyone who crossed the border would be shot."
Hu Xiaotian frowned. The emperor was indeed completely confused. It would have been fine if he had strengthened border inspections. It would have been cruel and overbearing to shoot them without any discrimination.
Ji Feihua said: "What he did was tantamount to leaving all the people in the land of death. However, Xue Jiurang led his army south at this time and personally led the army to treat the people. His approach easily captured the hearts of the people, and the people who were originally hostile to him turned to him.
In just six months, he not only consolidated the territory on the north bank of the Tongtian River, but also developed his power to the north of Wuxing County."
Hu Xiaotian said: "Isn't this plague caused by Xue Jiurang?"
Ji Feihua nodded slowly and said, "You are indeed smart, that's right."
Hu Xiaotian took a breath of air-conditioning. Those who can achieve imperial status are indeed ruthless and ruthless heroes at all costs.
Ji Feihua said: "Da Yong has established a firm foothold and developed rapidly since then. Da Kang naturally refused to give in. Later, there were many Northern Expeditions. The two sides won and lost each other. Each time, both sides suffered heavy losses. The constant wars caused losses to both sides.
A lot of national strength and vitality was precisely because the war between the two countries continued, and the surrounding barbarians took the opportunity to develop, including Sharjah in the southwest and Heihu in the north. Sharjah continued to threaten Dakang's territory in the southwest, and
Blackbeards continued to harass their borders in the north of Dayong. The two countries finally realized that the hinterland of the Central Plains would be invaded by barbarians sooner or later if this continued. They signed an armistice twenty years ago. The two sides suspended hostilities and clarified the boundaries.
The two countries retreated to the north of the Yongjiang River. Dakang recognized the existence of Dayong. The two countries took the center of the Yongjiang River as the boundary and agreed that their descendants would coexist peacefully and no longer fight against each other." (To be continued...)
