Through this conversation with Li Yuncong, Hu Xiaotian realized that although Li Yuncong, Murong Zhan, and Hong Beimo joined forces to overthrow Ji Feihua and put the old emperor back on the throne, the relationship between the three did not seem to be that close.
Hu Xiaotian left the palace after bidding farewell to Li Yuncong. Now he could finally enter and leave the imperial city in a dignified manner. After returning from Dayong, he originally wanted to visit his father who was still living in Shuijing'er Hutong as soon as possible, but he did not know the court's attitude towards him.
, he did not dare to act rashly, and now he was finally able to regain his identity as a man, and was entrusted with important tasks by Qiqi. He felt that his life had turned a new page from today on, and he no longer had to live in hiding.
There is no doubt about the deterrent power of the colorful dragon gold medal. News spread quickly in the palace, especially under Hu Xiaotian's instruction. Shi Xuedong had asked the gang of eunuchs from the Siyuan Bureau to report Hu Xiaotian's meritorious service and reward in the shortest possible time.
The matter spread widely, and now most of the eunuchs, maids, and guards in the palace knew about this newly promoted dignitary.
Wherever Hu Xiaotian went, everyone in the palace, whether he knew him or not, saluted him from a distance. He had never enjoyed such courtesy when he was a eunuch in the past.
Hu Xiaotian went to the Royal Horse Prison to requisition a carriage. Although Fan Zongxi was not in the Royal Horse Prison, the eunuch Fugui who was in charge of the Royal Horse Prison was also an old acquaintance of Hu Xiaotian. He was also a chess piece arranged by Quan De'an in the palace. Now Quan
De'an once again became the number one eunuch, and the group of young eunuchs who followed him in the past naturally also ascended to heaven. Fugui also transformed from an ordinary handyman eunuch in the imperial eunuch to a steward eunuch. His promotion speed was not slow.
But compared to Hu Xiaotian, he only looked up to him. Hu Xiaotian became a eunuch later than him, but he had already become a young eunuch of the Siyuan Bureau. Then he also served as the general manager of the Zilan Palace, and later won the title of Ji Feihua.
Recommended and became the history of Dakang's marriage. Although Ji Feihua has fallen, Hu Xiaotian is still unscathed. Not only has he not been implicated because of Ji Feihua's affairs, but he has been reused by King Yongyang and was named the deputy commander of the imperial guards.
This guy's luck is really unlucky.
People cannot be compared with each other. Of course, Fugui realized that he could never catch up with Hu Xiaotian. He had to be careful with this popular man in front of King Yongyang. He hurriedly chose a luxurious carriage and horse, and
An experienced driver was selected to escort Hu Xiaotian.
The place Hu Xiaotian was going to was Shuijing'er Hutong. When he arrived at Shuijing'er Hutong in a carriage, he saw a carriage parked outside the alley. From the exterior decoration of the carriage, it could be seen that the owner's identity was either honorable or honorable.
Gui. Hu Xiaotian frowned. He didn't expect that someone had come to visit his father before him. It's no wonder. After all, the old emperor came back to power, and many people should have realized that it was only a matter of time before his father was reinstated. Not to mention that he had just
He regained his identity, made great achievements, and was named the deputy commander of the imperial guards. Some people were moved by the news, and it was normal to establish a good relationship in advance.
When he came to the courtyard where his parents lived, Hu Xiaotian saw two warriors standing outside the gate. He didn't know where they came from. Although Hu Xiaotian didn't know these two warriors, they knew him, and they both bowed and saluted.
: "See Mr. Hu!"
Hu Xiaotian was stunned for a moment, pointed inside and said, "Who is inside?"
Before the warrior could answer, he heard a familiar voice saying: "Is it nephew Hu Xian who is back?"
Hu Xiaotian immediately heard that the person inside was Zhou Ruiyuan, the Prime Minister of Dakang. He couldn't help but be startled. He and his father had been at odds for a long time. How could he take the initiative to visit him? It seems that there are no eternal enemies in this world, only eternal interests. In
Driven by political interests, Zhou Ruiyuan also took the initiative to extend an olive branch to his father.
Hu Xiaotian pushed the door open and walked in. He saw his father escorting Zhou Ruiyuan out of the room. Hu Xiaotian hurriedly stepped forward and bowed to the ground: "Xiaotian, please see the Prime Minister!"
Zhou Ruiyuan smiled and said: "I was just telling Mr. Hu about you, but you came here by chance. It is really enviable for Mr. Hu to have such a promising son!"
Hu Buwei stroked his beard and smiled: "Prime Minister, don't praise him so much. It's good if young people know how to make progress." But he was very proud in his heart. You, Zhou Ruiyuan, also canceled the engagement with our Hu family back then. Do you regret it now that my son is so outstanding?
Zhou Ruiyuan said: "Then I won't delay you father and son's confession of their separation. I have other things to do, so I'll take my leave first!"
Hu Buwei and his son sent Zhou Ruiyuan to the door respectfully, but Zhou Ruiyuan asked them to stay.
When Zhou Ruiyuan left, Hu Xiaotian reached out and closed the door. Then he knelt down in front of his father with a bang and whispered: "My child is unfilial. I only returned home to visit my father today. I hope my father will not blame me."
Hu Buwei pulled his son up from the ground, held his hands, his eyes flashed with excitement, and said in a trembling voice: "It will be good to come back, it will be good to come back..."
Hu Xiaotian wanted to say something else, but Hu Buwei said: "Let's talk in the room."
Before Hu Xiaotian entered the room, he observed the surrounding situation to make sure that no one was watching around.
Hu Buwei smiled and said: "Don't look, Ji Feihua has already been executed, and those who were monitoring me have already withdrawn."
Hu Xiaotian came to the room. Hu Buwei pointed to the chair and said, "Tian'er, you sit down first. I'll make you a pot of good tea. Let's talk slowly."
Hu Xiaotian responded and sat down at the table. He couldn't help but think of the scene when he came here and his father wrote on the ground to pass messages to each other. Things are changing in the world. At that time, he did not expect that the situation would be reversed so quickly.
The situation of the father and son suddenly changed.
Hu Buwei brewed a pot of tea and came over with the tea set. Hu Xiaotian stood up to help, took the tray and poured tea into two rough porcelain tea cups. Although the tea set was crude, the tea was the finest Yunwu tea.
He could smell the alluring aroma of tea before tasting it. Hu Xiaotian said: "Good tea! Did Prime Minister Zhou give it to you?"
Hu Buwei smiled and shook his head, picked up the tea cup and smelled the tea: "This tea was not sent by Prime Minister Zhou. It was Dingshan Yunwu tea picked before the Qingming Festival. It was a tribute from the palace and was sent to me by Ji Feihua.
of."
Hu Xiaotian's heart sank when he heard Ji Feihua's name. He remembered that he had entrusted him to take care of his parents before leaving. It seemed that Ji Feihua had kept his promise. He took a sip of tea and slowly appreciated the fragrance slowly soaking into his throat.
Open it up, and then feel the refreshing feeling in your heart.
Hu Buwei took a look at his son and saw his brand new official uniform. He already guessed that his son would definitely make great achievements during his trip to Yongdu, and the court would reward him based on his merits.
Hu Xiaotian said: "Where is my mother?"
Hu Buwei said: "I still haven't returned to Jinling, but you don't have to worry, a letter has been sent from Jinling. Your mother is very kind."
Hu Xiaotian nodded, and then briefly recounted his experience after going to Yongdu. When Princess Yongyang reused him and gave him the colorful dragon gold medal, he took off the plaque and handed it to his father.
Hu Buwei took the gold medal with both hands, looked at it and said in a low voice: "What else did Her Royal Highness say?"
Hu Xiaotian said: "She said she would return our mansion to us. She also asked me to take time to go to the Ministry of Punishments to bring back our things that the court had confiscated."
Hu Buwei said: "That's all?"
Hu Xiaotian thought that his father was concerned about when he would be reinstated and said with a smile: "Her Royal Highness the Princess said that the reason why Your Majesty is not in a hurry to rehabilitate Zhaoxue for you old ministers is because he does not want to cause unrest in the court. He needs a period of time."
I need time to straighten everything out first, and then start to reinstate you ministers who have been wronged one by one, but Her Royal Highness the Princess has also promised that my father will be reinstated to his original position soon."
Hu Buwei had actually expected all this, and said with a calm smile: "As a father, do you really value the official position of the Minister of Household Affairs?" He shook his head and said: "After this twists and turns, my father has taken everything lightly. As long as we
As long as the family is safe and sound, fame and fortune are not important at all."
Hu Xiaotian said: "If this is the case, then the boy will no longer be the deputy commander of the Imperial Guard. We will all resign and leave Kangdu to be happy and at ease."
Hu Buwei slowly put down the tea cup and said: "There are some things that are not up to us to decide. We may not be able to leave even if we want to."
Hu Xiaotian heard something in his father's words and whispered: "Dad, what are you worried about? Now that Long Yelin is dead, Ji Feihua has also been shown his head in public, your past charges are completely unfounded, and the court will soon defend you.
Rehabilitate Zhaoxue, what is there to worry about?" He suddenly remembered what Li Yuncong had said to him, and lowered his voice: "Is the emperor's secret treasury real?"
Hu Buwei said: "The emperor does have some wealth, but it is by no means as exaggerated as the outside world imagines. Dakang's current situation is probably not going to be solved by relying solely on the emperor's private money."
Hu Xiaotian said: "But I think you seem to have something on your mind."
Hu Buwei said: "His Majesty asked me something before he became the Supreme Emperor." He slowly stood up and walked a few steps before saying, "He wants to borrow food from the Xu family."
Isn’t the Xu family his grandma’s family? Although Hu Xiaotian knew that the Xu family in Jinling was the richest, he didn’t believe that the Xu family could solve the food shortage problem in Dakang. He frowned and said: “I’m afraid the Xu family in Jinling doesn’t have that much.
Will food alleviate the famine in Dakang?”
Hu Buwei said: "Dakang has had bad harvests year after year, and all the major granaries in the country are in crisis. Even if the emperor can take out some gold from the secret treasury, having money may not necessarily buy food. The surrounding neighboring countries are forced by Dayong's intimidation.
People are willing to sell grain to Dakang. Originally, Xichuan was a land of abundance and owned two of Dakang's largest granaries. But after Li Tianheng became independent, it was even more impossible to get grain from him."
"Li Tianheng used to support his own troops under the banner of King Qin. Now that the Supreme Emperor has returned to the throne, is it possible for him to rejoin the banner of Dakang?"
A wry smile appeared on the corner of Hu Buwei's lips: "Li Tianheng's decision to support the army and become independent was by no means a sudden decision. It was just that the palace coup caused by Long Yelin greatly advanced the time for him to become independent. Regardless of whether this happened or not, Li Tianheng would sooner or later
Make yourself king."
The update is here, although it is a little late, but it has fulfilled its promise after all. Brothers and sisters who haven’t slept yet, don’t forget to vote after reading this! (To be continued)
